ABOUT TOOLS

When you start Photoshop, the Tools palette appears at the left of the screen. Some tools in the Tools palette have options that appear in the context-sensitive options bar. These include the tools that let you use type, select, paint, draw, sample, edit, move, annotate, and view images. Other tools allow you to change foreground/background colors, go to Adobe Online, and work in different modes. You can expand some tools to show hidden tools beneath them. A small triangle at the lower right of the tool icon signals the presence of hidden tools. You can view information about any tool by positioning the pointer over it. The name of the tool appears in a tool tip below the pointer. Some tool tips contain links leading to additional information about the tool. If You Don't Clear Image You Will Click on Image Selection tools gallery If You Don't Clear Image You Will Click on Image Crop and slice tools gallery If You Don't Clear Image You Will Click on Image Retouching tools gallery If You Don't Clear Image You Will Click on Image Painting tools gallery If You Don't Clear Image You Will Click on Image Drawing and type tools gallery If You Don't Clear Image You Will Click on Image Annotation, measuring, and navigation tools gallery If You Don't Clear Image You Will Click on Image USE A TOOL Do one of the following: Click a tool in the Tools palette. If there is a small triangle at a tool’s lower right corner, hold down the mouse button to view the hidden tools. Then click the tool you want to select. Press the tool’s keyboard shortcut. The keyboard shortcut is displayed in its tool tip. For example, you can select the Move tool by pressing the V key. Using the selecting tools A. Tools palette. B. Active tool. C. Hidden tools. D. Tool name. E. Tool shortcut. F. Hidden tool triangle. Using the options bar The options bar appears below the menu bar at the top of the workspace. The options bar is context sensitive—it changes as you select different tools. Some settings in the options bar (such as painting modes and opacity) are common to several tools, and some are specific to one tool. You can move the options bar in the workspace by using the gripper bar, and you can dock it at the top or bottom of the screen. Tool tips appear when you position the pointer over a tool. To show or hide the options bar, choose Window > Options. Lasso options bar A. Gripper bar. B. Tool tip. To return tools to their default settings, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the tool icon in the options bar, and then choose Reset Tool or Reset All Tools from the context menu. For more information on setting options for a specific tool, search for the tool’s name in Photoshop Help. Create and use tool presets Tool presets let you save and reuse tool settings. You can load, edit, and create libraries of tool presets using the Tool Preset picker in the options bar, the Tool Presets palette, and the Preset Manager. To choose a tool preset, click the Tool Preset picker in the options bar, and select a preset from the pop up palette. You can also choose Window > Tool Presets and select a preset in the Tools Presets palette. Viewing the Tool Preset picker A. Click the Tool Preset picker in the options bar to show the Tool Preset pop up palette. B. Select a preset to change the tool’s options to the preset, which applies each time you select the tool until you choose Reset Tool from the palette menu. C. Deselect to show all tool presets; select to show presets for only the tool selected in the toolbox. WORKSPACE ABOUT TOOLS ABOUT RULERS PRINT & RESOLUTION LAYERS