Tools with little black arrows in their bottom right corner
![right corner right corner](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAEE2HWQ2EpI7sUVqV0oJhdWKQ-5Q9phFFnkBBDKzWNmY3vZbsIP6ZGGyOycVMrBBSv3nhivDrGeEMaUYXociZWKF6nBnKg8DMEOvfiv9aTteVgVhnZwGBuBN9dT0Q_NVxgXJIPvIFReI/s1600/Screenshot_2.png)
The toolbox in detail
Move Tool
![Move Tool Move Tool](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6EbMJJuNGcb5SPK2ZvwRmvSEJtOEukfMbw4Zh3emVapmDNvzAjMC3HPWc90pI6lyvP7d4pjBlF7gEjHaQEoeLYpbx7uIUH53YIaFuPfjRutTZv1YfBsCejFqLsyGqB66Aj5kl-9jVto/s1600/Screenshot_4.png)
Marquee Tool
![Marquee Tool Marquee Tool](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjatBH-oq9KRi2f0Rs5Ju7n_Y2AMUKbzrz9mEeRPMwoBGsMIlJFN5wjqY1UNvnS35wzKmEeMDaJwh5uFFfHB25C3Kek4PN4PKOQ7JDe6ZvMlcmtZo-YXK8sxnzCP0OS_Wao8Lu7JVf9PNM/s1600/Screenshot_3.png)
Tip: Holding down the shift key and making a new marquee will add to a current selection. Holding down option will take away. (There will be a little + or - by the tool that will let you know if you have one of these choices selected)
![The Lasso tools The Lasso tools](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKxB7gwMlhI8kA9PPNIEyFMQzmfol-mJ5bKQpJ23HT4FTima7oMAMNaxAq1KpZDHTfKDhRBq3rKPMObwuYkuW6cx4sP_yDrLpmkL-5B5ggfrzBswkK1LZBrRkYAh_lsZVIb86SaInTYE/s1600/Screenshot_5.png)
- The Lasso tool will close the selection will close automatically when the mouse is unclicked.
- The Polygonal Lasso tool and Magnetic Lasso tool need the ends of the selection to be joined for the section to become selected.
Tip: The same adding and subtracting methods discussed with the marquee tool work with the lasso tool..
Magic Wand Tool
![The Magic Wand tool The Magic Wand tool](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQTOh0WwxEr0OccITBbIM9QVvrOm-Zx0nlx3KWRTVlNPbRQMCAeDORYui7-sv24YiBeQoslWD5NpeFk2mqTF9KO0Jm97LHyWCrLpEb225Igcui6sNB8hjUe53_hUfxkkyFfWa1pIZyWw/s1600/Screenshot_6.png)
Tip: The default setting will only select the same colors that are touching each other (contiguous). However, this can be changed with the options bar.
Crop Tool
![The Crop tool The Crop tool](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTnInhe0nPmR_VsmUju-9VU5RZ14Gguz4P-ExHLlYxW4XoqCFbGom-ILV-QzDBtu731OEnZaSCByFo4TxKlmDuh7wCzYcQ0AclY_DUOCFsZrKxIP9FlDwpk96nU8okUvpyoIduN5NRbQk/h120/Screenshot_7.png)
Tip: When using Crop, the area that will be removed will be in shadow. The area can be expanded or contracted by clicking and dragging on one of the 9 points of the box. Once an image has been cropped, the only way to retrieve the parts that were removed is to undo the crop.
Healing Tool
![The Healing tools The Healing tools](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNeQKQlZh2yURaSNeaclAlabOaWY8uXbU8kEeIuGO2ZDNY_2AXpIPQf-FxkOuYaFD2fl8cdFTj0Mq6VQHW_M1qE6tDf0l3_T8WMlZxwnLQTSk9meJ9sue73-jj4AA5-Vv22OIDIr3r-xg/h120/Screenshot_8.png)
- The Spot Healing Brush removes blemishes and objects.
- The Red Eye tool removes the red refl ection caused by a fl ash.
Note: The Healing Brush tool and The Patch tool are a little tricky to work with, so they won’t be covered in this handout.
Drawing Tools
![The Drawing tools The Drawing tools](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAnUmNWeFZkHBZLvdAZbgne1mEYW7OkcTA2HUBYKd-4nKsQYB-I3QLgC35VAHQ4YSlOr660Hy4S-RZnNKl3PyiGR2cbYmsKHvSBripscvR4UbLFz5JbNwXD35jgEtlJTwHF0SwtKTrwxc/h120/Screenshot_9.png)
- The Brush tool paints brush strokes.
- The Pencil tool paints hard-edged strokes.
- The Color Replacement tool replaces a selected color with a new color.
Tip: If you want to draw in a very specifi ce place, with no spill-over, use the pencil instead of the brush.
Eraser Tools
![The Eraser tools The Eraser tools](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj83QjmcLY5gA4CEJibgOOuO0RsFxLo3S64BOPfuZrSDkachJkE9ePVwOzJoMAhU1BhIlNsFY0Fy_UoL_NM8DfNsysoZjCyF5Q31FS0at8j8cd0e0IcL70xEOR5EStDUHHKULDodxCcsNI/h120/Screenshot_10.png)
- The Eraser tool will restore parts of an image to a previously saved state or will display the background color.
- The Background Eraser tool will turn the erased areas into a transparency.
- The Magic Eraser tool will erase everything of the same color into a transparency.
Tip: Color selection for the Magic Eraser tool works the same as the Magic Wand tool.
Fill Tool
![The Fill tools The Fill tools](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkm4qk5hC0_ayVPCApJwu5BG-Ls7gyWfEH9XZwdLUDroUyt_Oe-wTeF1ioY3N4muqZn9LHCwjK-KdC7bvWeoqVaI7PVYwKrG9nUJPt_6FPo6aZycDYymzPL7-BqjN9-851aXUKqyqQvk/h120/Screenshot_11.png)
- The Gradient Tool creates a smooth straight-line change from the foreground color to the background color.
- The Paint Bucket tool fills in areas of similar color with the foreground color.
Tip: Color selection for the Paint Bucket tool works the same as the Magic Wand tool.
Pen Tool
![Pen Tool Pen Tool](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJfEZaVXldUIypxAiqgyB66Xj24l2wX6mpG7NaLHzQdnwRUuPvjCANTRI66MVvlfRxwOcdPkbVMvZS4fnKIsw4zS-YQiiTd9wlvs5x5fut9JiRYar-fulCnnzLMQ6DYceb14Rq-GNCMRY/h120/Screenshot_17.png)
- Freefrom Pen Tool serves to make the line the path with a nicer shape.
Text Tool
![The Type tools The Type tools](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0hkQxRjzbOHvM86oBXSDqRKSTat5am8x5TaPLI5oV_Yip-RFx7Ijn7NB8ReqO07sWye97Q-icDj9ZkaxivoyTXP3uHtZ8bztBm3yHhXzAnRXhQiZ_Bzt1mwUJKjfBJMYhxrrDx5NzPhA/h120/Screenshot_12.png)
- The type tools create type on top of an image.
- The type mask tools make a selection of the document in the shape of type.
Tip: Both types can be used to create text either horiontally or vertically.
Shape Tool
![The Shape tools The Shape tools](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWp87YjqwzwDSjBzqOkdi5CIFIARn0EZHx4O5VgXsS8uws3k5WkVghp39SQ9rE8Jv_gYQE4gVdjOjrxlmipr2vAWn2htBbBkDhwVmw5IgBAmG1cnUQ6aUKHysOZ5ffh8MpR9MgLyI-cg/h120/Screenshot_13.png)
- The Shape tools will create a solid color shape of their type.
- The Line tool will create a solid color line.
- The Custom Shape tool makes customized shapes selected from a custom shape list.
Tip: If you want to draw a rectangle or circle with a transparent center, it’s easlier touse the Custom Shape tool.
Color Picking and Ruler Tools
![The Color Picking and Ruler tools The Color Picking and Ruler tools](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJCxzxR86WbeNQ-JJCXWqylpquEacpUqmBa0USHt7SZjxJXFonFHSfZrXWEWeCfS75_cJuNi5Mbg9wpJhjTm-UmIeDfWZpmJ03jP6iAsxtVpnAhFrQj_nSATnKdhgnDHskm1nMYmFgW0/h120/Screenshot_14.png)
- The Eyedropper tool changes the foreground color to the color that is clicked on.
- The Color Sampler tool is an advanced tool.
- The Ruler tool measures the distance, location, and angle between to points in the document.
Hand Tool
![The Hand tool The Hand tool](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjpKwuz07Oo_1hAGotV4dA3m41VX1hyphenhyphenMZdiz5u9Y1OdV1sld1fIdSoomutDG6k9N71CCoA63a1JvxxWkJAIuKqhpEhmHpvpygp-lhls7TXDCGQvuPEoquKLdQUzonQZVWoYdSF171KoiA/h120/Screenshot_15.png)
Tip: This is very useful when the image is naturally larger than the window or zoomed in.
Zoom Tool
![The Zoom tool The Zoom tool](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUly-2OufRBdWf3bhvOw8Nj3iqjj75_zNqYE_YGV_KutNTgoPAO3VQ_JSmk_t8FulTDqbFy2bng2UBn8Jc2Smh5wxnRD9cSVfI5ufgbJv9NYnVLChIJdL0lVSYr3UjobIBfo1FbaEhUWI/h120/Screenshot_16.png)
Tip: To zoom out instead of in hold down the option key. When this is done, the + will turn into a -.
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