How do I reset my shape tools in CS5?

All of my shapes look like I skewed them. I can't draw a perfect circle or square using my tools. They look like this.
Additionally, my cursor has a vertical line with an arrow to the side of it whenever I'm about to draw a shape. Did I accidentally adjust a setting of which I'm just completely unaware?

Looks like the perspective grid is on. Turn it off in the View menu.

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I often print out two images on A4 paper. Under CS3 I would simply adjust and crop 2 images to say 7 ins x 5 ins, after that bring up a new A4 sized sheet (file, new), then using the move tool I'd move the two separate images on to the A4 sheet and print. Fine!
Now under CS5, once I've adjusted my first image then try to bring up a second image to adjust that one I seem to lose the first one from the screen. But on going back via Bridge and clicking on the image it re-appears - problem is, I lose the second image.
When I bring up a new A4 sheet neither of the images stay on the screen and there is nothing to move.
Have been into Preferences to see if there is anything there to help but can't see anything.
Does anyone know what is happening here and what I'm doing wrong i.e. how do I get 2 separate images on to an A4 sheet?
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If you give complete and detailed information about your setup and the issue at hand,
such as your platform (Mac or Win),
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your settings in Photoshop > Preference > Performance
the type of file you were working on,
machine specs, such as total installed RAM, scratch file HDs, total available HD space, video card specs, including total VRAM installed,
what troubleshooting steps you have taken so far,
what error message(s) you receive,
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etc.,
someone may be able to help you (not necessarily this poster, who is not a Windows user).
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http://forums.adobe.com/thread/419981?tstart=0
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