Photoshop Elements 10, Oval Bush Tool

Hi,
I mostly use Photoshop Elements at work to edit TIFF engineering drawing files. For some reason on some of my files the brush shape has turned into oval. I have checked the options for the brush tool and the roundness is at 100%. How else can a brush tool be turned back into a circle?
Thanks in advance
Farzad

Try resetting the tool. On the brush tool's option bar, there is a little arrow, top left. Click on that to reset the tool.
If that does not fix it, suggest that you reset preferences to default.
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Step 1. Hold down the Alt + Ctrl + Shift keys as you click on the icon to open Elements. When asked if you want to delete the settings file, say yes.
Step 2. Reset the preferences as above.
Step 3. Close Elements and let the file regenerate.
Macintosh
Step 1. Hold down the Opt + Cmd + Shift keys as you click on the icon to open Elements. When asked if you want to delete the settings file, say yes.
Step 2. Reset the preferences as above.
Step 3. Close Elements and let the file regenerate.

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