Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 v.14.xx - Manual (Page 111)

Using tools
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Selecting and displaying tools
Using the options bar
Tool presets
When you start Photoshop, the Tools panel appears at the left of the screen. Some tools in the Tools panel have options that appear in the
context-sensitive options bar.
You can expand some tools to show hidden tools beneath them. A small triangle at the lower right of the tool icon signals the presence of hidden
tools.
You can view information about any tool by positioning the pointer over it. The name of the tool appears in a tool tip below the pointer.
For a pictorial overview of the different tools in Photoshop, see Tool galleries.
Selecting and displaying tools
Select a tool
Do one of the following:
Click a tool in the Tools panel. If there is a small triangle at a tool’s lower right corner, hold down the mouse button to view the hidden
tools. Then click the tool you want to select.
Press the tool’s keyboard shortcut. The keyboard shortcut is displayed in its tool tip. For example, you can select the Move tool by
pressing the V key.
Pressing and holding a keyboard shortcut key lets you temporarily switch to a tool. When you let go of the shortcut key, Photoshop returns
to the tool you were using before the temporary switch.
Accessing tools
A. Tools panel B. Active tool C. Hidden tools D. Tool name E. Tool shortcut F. Hidden tool triangle
Cycle through hidden tools
By default, you cycle through a set of hidden tools by holding down Shift and repeatedly pressing a tool shortcut key. If you prefer to cycle through
tools without holding down Shift, you can disable this preference.
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