Monday , February 3 2025

Unable to change Rectangle tool to the Ellipse tool in After Effects

I cannot explain this behavior, and it seems like a bug. When I try to click on the Rectangle tool at the top panel in the Adobe After Effects, there is no dropdown area with a list of other tools (Ellipse, Polygon, Star).

To see the dropdown, we need to click on the Rectangle icon and hold. Only after that dropdown appears. Also, we have a workaround: just press Alt and left-click on the Rectangle tool icon. Then tool should be changed one by one.

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I'm Iryna, a web developer from Ukraine with a decade of experience solving complex technical challenges in the world of freelance. Throughout my career, I've worked on everything from troubleshooting server-side issues and optimizing website performance to enhancing user interfaces. On this blog, I share detailed solutions to the technical problems I’ve encountered and methods that have worked best for me. In addition to my technical expertise, I’m also passionate about digital drawing. I hope the tutorials and insights I provide here will help both fellow developers and creatives alike in their own projects.

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