The document describes the tools in Photoshop and how the author used each tool to create elements for their magazine pages. The tools covered include the Move Tool, Magic Wand Tool, Path Selection Tool, Horizontal Type Tool, Magic Eraser Tool, Paint Bucket Tool, Single Column Marquee Tool, Rectangular Tool, Colour Picker, Swatches, and Hand Tool. For each tool, a brief description is provided along with how the author applied the tool in designing and laying out their magazine pages.

1. PHOTOSHOP
TOOLS
BY S O P H I E S M I T H

2. MOVE TOOL
The move tool allows you
to move layers. I used this
to move the elements on
my page to the places
that I wanted.

3. MAGIC WAND
TOOL
The Magic Wand selects
pixels based on tone and
color. The magic wand
allows you to select the
area you want. I used this
tool to remove the white
background around all of
the titles I have used on all
of my pages.

4. PATH
SELECTION
TOOL
“The Path Selection Tool
selects and moves
(fragments of) existing
path's / vector shape
mask's segments / anchor
points.” I used this tool to
move the shapes around
on my page, the text
box’s, and images.

5. HORIZONTAL
T YPE TOOL
The horizontal type tool
allows you to type on the
page. I used this tool a lot
to include the writing on
my pages. I used it to
write the songs that are in
the charts, the articles in
my magazine on the
contents page, the article
on my double page
spread, and all of the
numbers on my page.

6. MAGIC ERASER
TOOL
The magic eraser tool
allows you to erase/delete
the area you have
selected. I used this along
side the magic wand tool
to select the background
on my writing and delete
it so I could put them as
titles on my magazine
pages.

7. PAINT BUCKET
TOOL
This tool allows you to
change the colour of an
area you have selected by
filling the area with your
chosen colour. I used this
tool to change the colour
of some of my titles, and
the colour of some of the
shapes I used on my
magazine pages.

8. SINGLE
COLUMN
MARQUEE TOOL
This tool selects a single
row or single column of
pixels on the page. I used
this tool to make sure that
all of my text boxes,
images, titles, and shapes
were all in the line with
each other.

9. RECTANGUL AR
TOOL
This tool allows you to
draw a rectangle shape on
the page. I used this tool
to create the rectangle
shapes that I have used
throughout my magazine.
I have put these
rectangles behind my
titles to make it more
interesting, and make the
titles stand out.

10. COLOUR PICKER
This tool allows you to
change the colour of the
background, and change
the colour of the shapes
on the page. I used this
tool to change the colour
of the background of my
contents page, charts
page, and article page
from the double page
spread. I also used it to
change the colour of the
rectangle shapes on my
pages to fit more with the
colour scheme.

11. SWATCHES
I used swatches to pick
the colours for my pages.
I created swatches of
some colours so that they
were the same throughout
my magazine. I used it for
the colouring of my
backgrounds, shapes, and
writing.

12. HAND TOOL
The hand tool allows you to
move images around on the
page and rotate the image,
textbox, or shape. I used this
tool to move the elements on
my page around and rotate
them so they are diagonal.