The document summarizes the tools and techniques used to create the front cover and inside pages of a magazine. These include the rectangle tool to create underlining and layouts, text tools to add headlines and body copy, the pen tool to select images, the magic wand to select multiple areas, and the paint bucket tool to fill shapes. Additional techniques involved using gradients for fading backgrounds, transforming elements, deleting unwanted areas, blending options like strokes, and adjusting exposure and opacity.