Why does my image appear shifted in Photoshop CS6, and how can I keep it visible beside panels?
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In Photoshop CS6, when I open an image it looks pushed to the right, leaving empty space on the left. This becomes a problem when adjustment dialogs or panels are open, because part of the image is hidden.
Is there a way to left-align the image in the document window, or otherwise stop panels from covering it?
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Your palettes on the left hand side appear to be floating. You need to make sure they are fully hard docked to tell Photoshop to rearrange the UI, and exclude that area of the window from the image viewport. By default, Photoshop tries to center the image in the viewport, and if your palettes are not docked properly, then they effectively "float" over the image...causing the problem you are seeing.
When I load up Photoshop, my images center, but do not extend underneath the palettes:
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Photoshop doesn’t provide a setting to open images left-aligned. The document is normally centered in the available viewport.
What’s happening in your screenshot is that the panels/palettes are floating rather than fully docked, so they overlap the document area and make the image look offset. Dock those panels properly and Photoshop will recalculate the workspace so the image remains centered in the visible area instead of sitting underneath the panels.
If you prefer your current layout, the practical workaround is to use the Hand tool (H) and drag the image within the window as needed.
So, in short:
- there’s no option to force left alignment,
- fully docking the panels is the main fix,
- or pan the image manually with the Hand tool.
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