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Heather Buckley
21 Feb 2007
Adobe Photoshop Tools
Photoshop tools are found in the Toolbox, which appears on the left side of the screen when you first start Photoshop. When you see a little arrow in the bottom corner it means that you can reveal other tools by clicking on the arrow. You can learn more about all the Photoshop tools and how they are used on our Photoshop courses, including Lightroom training.
Apart from the Photoshop tools listed below you can select your foreground and background colours here. Double clicking on foreground or background squares will bring up the colour picker.
Clicking on the small black and white squares will bring the colour well back to black and white. Some useful keyboard shortcuts to remember and get used to are the X key to swap the foreground and background colours, and D to set the colours to their default settings.
You can also create masks (though it can be easier through the layers palette), change workspace view or go to image ready.
| Button | Tool Name | Action |
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Rectangular Marquee | Rectangular Marquee - Makes a rectangular selection and provides access to the Elliptical, Single Row, and Single Column Marquee Tools |
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Move | Move - Moves selections, layers, and guides (rulers) |
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Lasso | Lasso - Draws free-hand segments of a selection's border and provides access to the Polygonal Lasso Tool and Magnetic Lasso Tool |
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Magic Wand | Magic Wand - Selects consistently coloured areas without requiring you to trace the outline |
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Crop | Crop - Removes unwanted portions from an image. |
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Eyedropper | Eyedropper - Allows you to get colors from an image to designate as a new background or foreground color. It also provides access to the Color Sampler and Measure Tools |
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Spot Healing Brush | Spot Healing Brush - Corrects imperfections in an image by making them disappear into the surrounding image. It also provides access to the Healing Brush Tool, Patch Tool, and the Red Eye Tool |
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Brush | Brush - Paints brush strokes onto an image and provides access to the Pencil Tool and Color Replacement Tool |
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Clone Stamp | Clone Stamp - Paints a clone of an image or area of an image you have already selected. It also provides access to the Pattern Stamp Tool |
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History Brush | History Brush - Paints a copy of one image state or snapshot of an image into your current image's window. It also provides access to the Art History Brush Tool |
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Eraser | Eraser - Erases pixels wherever the mouse is clicked. It also provides access to the Background Eraser and Magic Eraser Tools |
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Gradient | Gradient - Creates a gradual blend fill between colors and also provides access to the Paint Bucket Tool. For more information, see Working with the Gradient Tool |
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Blur | Blur - Softens the edges of an image. It also provides access to the Sharpen and Smudge Tools |
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Dodge | Dodge - Allows you to darken or lighten areas of an image. It also provides access to the Burn and Sponge Tools |
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Path Selection | Path Selection - Makes shape or segment selections that show anchor points, direction lines, and direction points. It also provides access to the Direct Selection Tool |
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Horizontal Type | Horizontal Type - Allows you to insert text onto an image. It also provides access to the Vertical Type, Horizontal Type Mask, and Vertical Type Mask Tools |
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Pen | Pen - Allows you to create, edit, or smooth lines and shapes. It also provides access to the Freeform Pen, Add Anchor Point, Delete Anchor Point, and Convert Point Tools |
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Draw Rectangle | Rectangle - Allows you to draw different shapes. It also provides access to the Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Line, and Custom Shape Tools. |
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3D Rotate Tool | 3D Rotate Tool - Allows you to rotate the document canvas. It also provides access to the 3d Roll View, Pan View, Walk View and Zoom Tools. |
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3D Orbit Tool | 3D Rotate Tool - Allows you to change the position or scale of a 3D model.. It also provides access to the 3d Rotate, 3D Roll, 3D Pan, 3D Slide and 3D Scale Tools. |
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Hand | Hand - Moves an image within its window |
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Zoom | Zoom - Magnifies or reduces the view size of an image |
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