Selection Tools
Rectangular Marquee Tool [M] – Makes a rectangular or square selection
Elliptical Marquee Tool [M] – Makes an elliptical or circular selection
Single Row Marquee Tool – Makes a horizontal 1-pixel selection
Single Column Marquee Tool – Makes a vertical 1-pixel selection
Lasso Selection Tools
Lasso Tool [L] – Makes a selection by drawing freehand lines
Polygonal Lasso Tool [L] – Makes a selection in the shape of a polygon by drawing connected straight lines
Magnetic Lasso Tool [L] – Makes a selection by snapping to an object’s border like a magnet
Crop Tool [C] – cuts out a portion of an image
Correction tools
Healing Brush Tool [J] – Removes flaws by copying and blending another area into the selected area
Patch Tool [J] – Removes flaws like Healing Brush Tool, but lets you choose a healing patch with more flexibility
Color Replacement Tool [J] – Replaces image colors
Red Eye Tool [J] – removes red eye
Clone Tools
Rubber Stamp Tool [S] – Clones another area and stamps it on a selection
Pattern Stamp Tool [S] – Stamps a pattern on an image
Eraser Tools
Eraser Tool [E] – Erases an image
Background Eraser Tool [E] – Erases a background to make it transparent
Magic Eraser Tool [E] – Erases areas similar to the area that was clicked with the tool
Sharpness Tools
Blur Tool [R] – Blurs an image
Sharpen Tool [R] – Sharpens the edges of an image
Smudge Tool [R] – Smudges an image
Patch Selection Tools
Path Selection Tool [A] – Selects paths
Direct Selection Tool [A] – Selects part of a path for editing
Path Tools
Pen Tool [P] – Creates lines and curves in a path
Freeform Pen Tool [P] – Draws freeform paths
Add Anchor Point Tool – Adds anchor points to a path
Delete Anchor Point Tool – Removes anchor points from a path
Convert Point Tool – Edits points on a path
Notes Tools
Notes Tool [N] – Adds text notes to images
Audio Annotation Tool [N] – Adds audio notes to images
Viewing Tools
Hand Tool [H] – Moves the image around so that you can see the parts that are outside the screen
Zoom Tool [Z] – Zooms in on an image. Using the tool with the [Alt] key zooms out from an image
Color Swatches
Foreground Color Swatch – Shows the current foreground color. Click on the swatch to open the Color Picker dialog box and select a new foreground color. The [Alt][Delete] shortcut fills the image with the foreground color
Background Color Swatch – Shows the current background color. Click the tool to open the Color Picker dialog box and select a new background color. The [Ctrl][Delete] shortcut fills the image with the background color
Switch Foreground and Background Colors [X] – Switches the foreground and background colors
Default Foreground and Background Colors [D] – Sets the foreground color to black and the background color to white.
Editing Modes
Standard Mode [Q] – the standard Photoshop editing mode
Quick Mask Mode [Q] – Used to create and edit selections by adding a temporary mask to the image. Areas that are not masked appear red.
Screen Modes
Standard Screen Mode [F] – The standard Photoshop window that shows the toolbox, palettes and menus
Full Screen Mode with Menu Bar [F] – The image centered in the window without the menu bar or title bar
Full Screen Mode [F] – Shows the image in full screen mode
Edit in Image Ready [Shift]-[Ctrl]-[M] – Opens file in ImageReady
Sampling and Measuring Tools
Eyedropper Tool [I] – samples color to use for the foreground color
Color Sampler Tool [I] – Defines a color sample in the RGB (Red, Green, and Blue) color mode
Measure Tool [I] – Measures distance, position, and angles
Shape Tools
Rectangle Tool [U] – Draws rectangular and square shapes
Rounded Rectangle Tool [U] – Draws a rectangular and square shapes with rounded corners
Ellipse Tool [U] – Draws circles or ellipses
Polygon Tool [U] – Draws polygons or stars
Line Tool [U] – Draws lines or arrows
Custom Shape Tool [U] – Draws a variety of custom shapes
Type Tools
Type Tool [T] – Adds horizontal text
Vertical Type Tool [T] – Adds vertical text
Horizontal Type Mask Tool [T] – Adds a horizontal selection in the shape of text
Vertical Type Mask Tool [T] – Adds a vertical selection in the shape of text
Brightness and Saturation Tools
Dodge Tool [O] – Lightens an area
Burn Tool [O] – Darkens an area
Sponge Tool [O] – Increases or decreases the color saturation of an area
Fill Tools
Gradient Tool [G] – Creates a color Gradient
Paint Bucket Tool [G] – Fills an image using the foreground color or pattern
History Brushes
History Brush Tool [Y] – Restores an image to a previous state picked from the History palette
Art History Brush Tool [Y] – Similar to the History Brush tool, but includes artistic effects
Painting Tools
Brush Tool [B] – Creates brush stroke drawings
Pencil Tool [B] – Draws pencil lines
Color Replacement Tool [B]
Slice Tools
Slice Tool [K] – Slices an image into smaller pieces
Slice Select Tool [K] – Selects or moves a slice
Magic Wand Tool [W] – selects adjacent colors similar to the color that was clicked with the tool
Quick Selection Tool [W]
Move Tool [V] – Moves a selection, layer or guide.
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