Adobe Photoshop Toolbar Introduction

INTRODUCTION
(Toolbar Overview)

PHOTOSHOP TOOLBAR
In Adobe Photoshop, there is a tool box present mainly left side
of the window, they have use to make your work interactive.

Single Or Double Column Toolbar
By default, the Toolbar appears as a long, single
column. It can be expanded into a shorter, double
column by clicking the double arrows icon at the top.
Click the same icon again to return the Toolbar to a
single column:

Toolbar Layout
Let's look at how the Toolbar in Photoshop is organized. While
it may seem like the tools are listed randomly, there's actually
a logical order to it, with related tools grouped together. At
the top, we have Photoshop's Move and Selection tools.
Directly below them are the Crop and Slice tools. Below that
are the Measurement tools, followed by Photoshop's
many Retouching and Painting tools. Next are the Drawing
and Type tools. And finally, near the bottom of the Toolbar, we
find Photoshop's Navigation tools:

The Hidden Tools
Each tool in the Toolbar is
represented by an icon, and there
are many more tools available
than what we see. A
small arrow in the bottom right
corner of a tool's icon means that
there are additional tools hiding
behind it in that same spot:

Move Tool
The Move Tool is used to move layers,
selections and guides within a
Photoshop document. Enable "Auto-
Select" to automatically select the layer
or group you click on.

Rectangular Marquee Tool * ( M )
The Rectangular Marquee Tool draws
rectangular selection outlines. Press
and hold Shift as you drag to draw a
square selection.

Elliptical Marquee Tool ( M )
The Elliptical Marquee Tool draws
elliptical selection outlines. Press
and hold Shift to draw a selection in
a perfect circle.

Lasso Tool * ( L )
With the Lasso Tool, you can draw a
freeform selection outline around an
object.

Polygonal Lasso Tool ( L )
Click around an object with
the Polygonal Lasso Tool to surround
it with a polygonal, straight-edged
selection outline.

Magnetic Lasso Tool ( L )
The Magnetic Lasso Tool snaps the
selection outline to the edges of the
object as you move your mouse
cursor around it.

Quick Selection Tool * ( W )
The Quick Selection Tool lets you
easily select an object simply by
painting over it with a brush. Enable
"Auto-Enhance" in the Options Bar
for better quality selections

Magic Wand Tool ( W )
Photoshop's Magic Wand
Tool selects areas of similar color
with a single click. The "Tolerance"
value in the Options Bar sets the
range of colors that will be selected.

Crop Tool * ( C )
Use the Crop Tool in Photoshop to
crop an image and remove
unwanted areas. Uncheck "Delete
Cropped Pixels" in the Options Bar
to crop an image non-destructively.

Perspective Crop Tool ( C )
Use the Perspective Crop Tool to
both crop an image and fix common
distortion or perspective problems.

Eyedropper Tool * ( I )
Photoshop's Eyedropper Tool
samples colors in an image. Increase
"Sample Size" in the Options Bar for
a better representation of the
sampled area's color.

Ruler Tool ( I )
The Ruler Tool measures
distances, locations and angles.
Great for positioning images and
elements exactly where you
want them

Spot Healing Brush Tool * ( J )
The Spot Healing Brush in Photoshop
quickly removes blemishes and other
minor problem areas in an image.
Use a brush size slightly larger than
the blemish for best results.

Red Eye Tool ( J )
The Red Eye Tool removes common
red eye problems in a photo
resulting from camera flash.

Brush Tool * ( B )
The Brush Tool is Photoshop's primary
painting tool. Use it to paint brush
strokes on a layer or on a layer mask.

Pencil Tool ( B )
The Pencil Tool is another of Photoshop's
painting tools. But while the Brush Tool
can paint soft-edge brush strokes, the
Pencil Tool always paints with hard
edges.

Color Replacement Tool ( B )
Use the Color Replacement Tool in
Photoshop to easily replace the color of
an object with a different color.

Clone Stamp Tool * ( S )
The Clone Stamp Tool is the most basic of
Photoshop's retouching tools. It samples
pixels from one area of the image and
paints them over pixels in another area.

Pattern Stamp Tool ( S )
Use the Pattern Stamp Tool to paint a
pattern over the image.

Eraser Tool * ( E )
The Eraser Tool in Photoshop
permanently erases pixels on a layer. It
can also be used to paint in a previous
history state.

Background Eraser Tool ( E )
The Background Eraser Tool erases areas
of similar color in an image by painting
over them.

Magic Eraser Tool ( E )
The Magic Eraser Tool is similar to the
Magic Wand Tool in that it selects areas
of similar color with a single click. But the
Magic Eraser Tool then permanently
deletes those areas.

Gradient Tool * ( G )
Photoshop's Gradient Tool draws gradual
blends between multiple colors.
The Gradient Editor lets you create and
customize your own gradients.

Paint Bucket Tool ( G )
The Paint Bucket Tool fills an area of
similar color with your Foreground color
or a pattern. The "Tolerance" value
determines the range of colors that will
be affected around the area where you
clicked.

Blur Tool *
The Blur Tool blurs and softens areas you
paint over with the tool.

Sharpen Tool
The Sharpen Tool sharpens areas
you paint over.

Smudge Tool
The Smudge Tool in Photoshop
smudges and smears the areas you
paint over. It can also be used to
create a finger painting effect.

Dodge Tool * ( O )
Paint over areas in the image with
the Dodge Tool to lighten them.

Burn Tool ( O )
The Burn Tool will darken the areas
you paint over.

Sponge Tool ( O )
Paint over areas with the Sponge
Tool to increase or decrease color
saturation.

Pen Tool * ( P )
Photoshop's Pen Tool allows you to
draw extremely precise paths, vector
shapes or selections.

Add Anchor Point Tool
Use the Add Anchor Point Tool to
add additional anchor points along a
path.

Delete Anchor Point Tool
Click on an existing anchor point
along a path with the Delete Anchor
Point Tool to remove the point.

Path Selection Tool * ( A )
Use the Path Selection Tool (the
black arrow) in Photoshop to select
and move an entire path at once.

Direct Selection Tool ( A )
Use the Direct Selection Tool (the
white arrow) to select and move an
individual path segment, anchor
point or direction handle.

Rectangle Tool * ( U )
The Rectangle Tool draws
rectangular vector shapes, paths or
pixel shapes. Press and hold Shift as
you drag to force the shape into a
perfect square.

Rounded Rectangle Tool ( U )
The Rounded Rectangle Tool is
similar to the standard Rectangle
Tool but draws the shapes with
rounded corners. Press and hold
Shift to draw a square with rounded
corners.

Ellipse Tool ( U )
The Ellipse Tool draws elliptical
vector shapes, paths or pixel shapes.
Press and hold Shift as you drag to
draw a perfect circle.

Custom Shape Tool ( U )
Photoshop's Custom Shape Tool lets
you select and draw custom shapes.
Choose from Photoshop's built-in
custom shapes or create your own.

Horizontal Type Tool * ( T )
Known simply as the Type Tool in
Photoshop, use the Horizontal Type
Tool to add standard type to your
document.

Hand Tool * ( H )
The Hand Tool lets us click and drag
an image around on the screen to
view different areas when zoomed
in.

Zoom Tool * ( Z )
Click on the image with the Zoom
Tool to zoom in on a specific area.
Press and hold Alt (Win) / Option
(Mac) and click with the Zoom Tool
to zoom out.

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