4. TOOLS THAT ARE USED FOR PHOTOSHOP
Move Tool
• The move tool allows you to move objects. You can select
layers with it, so if each of your objects is on a separate
layer, this tool will move those objects just by clicking on
them and dragging.
Measure Tool
• Lets you measure length, width, angle and location of
areas in your image.
• If you scan something in a little crookedly, use this tool to
measure the angle and then use "rotate canvas" to correct
the rotation by the exact amount.
5. TOOLS THAT ARE USED FOR PHOTOSHOP
Magnetic Lasso
• For shapes that contrast with the background, this
tool will snap to the edge when making a
selection.
• Double click on the magnetic lasso icon to open
the dialog box.
• You can set the strength of the "magnet" by
entering values in the dialog box.
6. TOOLS THAT ARE USED FOR PHOTOSHOP
Freehand Pen Tool
• This is like the pen tool in any of the other drawing
programs.
• Anchor points and use handles to make shapes.
• Click and hold on the pen icon in the toolbox to see
an array of pen tools.
• The arrowhead on the end is the vector selection
tool. You can use it to select points drawn with the
pen tool.
7. TOOLS THAT ARE USED FOR PHOTOSHOP
Magnetic Pen Tool
• Similar to the lasso tool except that it draws a line
instead of a selection. Great for tracing.
Reselect Command
• Select > Reselect. Gives you the last selection
border you made in the current work session.
8. TOOLS THAT ARE USED FOR PHOTOSHOP
Transform selection
• you can transform selection borders, not just
images. You can rotate, reshape, and resize paths
and selection borders.
Grid and Guides
• The grid helps with alignment and layout of objects,
and the guides help align and crop objects.
• Both of these tools are found under view menu.
You can choose to hide or show them. You can turn
the "snapping" function on or off.
9. TOOLS THAT ARE USED FOR PHOTOSHOP
Layers
• Layers are like sheets of tracing paper
layered over your image.
• In the layers palette, Window > Show
Layers, you can see the layers you have
created. You can only change information
on the layer that is selected. Click on the
eye icon at the left to make a layer invisible.