The Color Sampler Tool allows you to sample up to four different colours in an image. The Eyedropper Tool lets you click on a colour in the image in order to use it in other areas of an image or in another image entirely. The Crop Tool allows you to crop an image just by dragging the markers on the image border. Here is an example of the Magic Wand Tool identifying the background of a given image: The Magic Wand Tool makes a selection based on the part of the object where you click your mouse. Just drag the tool over the object to select it. The Quick Selection Tool allows you to select objects by concentrating on the edges. Here is an example of using the Lasso Tool: The Magnetic Lasso Tool allows you to select an object by trying to find the edge of the object and assigning anchor points like you are using a magnet to attract the points. The Polygonal Lasso Tool also lets you select an area, but only by making straight lines. The Lasso Tool lets you make a selection around anything on a layer just like you would if using a real lasso. You can also make selections using the lasso tools. Here is an example of using the Rectangular Tool: NOTE: Hold the SHIFT key to add to the selected area, and hold the Option/Alt to subtract from the selected area.Īs you might expect, the Rectangular Tool makes a rectangular selection, and the Elliptical Tool makes a round selection. ![]() There are several marquee tools that you can use to select a part of an image. Select it and select the Move Tool and drag the object to another location in the image. ![]() In the image below, the image is in its own layer. In other words, you need at least two layers to use the Move Tool. You need to be aware that this tool only works when there is something to move inside the image. The Move Tool is used to move part of a layered image to a new location. Eraser Tool/Background Eraser Tool/Magic Eraser Tool.Spot Healing Brush/Healing Brush/Patch Tool/Content-Aware Move Tool/Red Eye Tool.These are the most commonly used Photoshop tools: The Customize Toolbar window lets you customize the toolbar to fit the way you do your work. It’s a good way to let you know that you have the desired tool.įrom the Edit menu, you can select the Tools… option. When you select a tool, a video displays next to the tool to show how it works. In this case, instead of right-clicking on the tool, you can press “W” and then “Shift-W” to toggle between two tools. Photoshop has many useful keyboard shortcuts. You can display the tools in one long pane, or as we prefer: display the Toolbar as a double panel.Īnd if that were not enough, you can drag the Toolbar and have it “float” anywhere on your “canvas”. The Photoshop Toolbar can be configured depending on how you do your work. We have also written detailed articles on using the object selection tools and using the content-aware fill tool in Photoshop. This article explores each tool and how to use them. We cover the tools used in Photoshop in detail in our Photoshop training courses. The tools in Photoshop CC 2020 provide a variety of ways to perform your edit work process.
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