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Photoshop CC Tools—Windows
Selection tools
Magnetic Lasso tool L Draws a selection by snapping to the sharp edge of a color
Move tool
• Set a Feather number to soften the edge • When a small circle appears next to cursor, circle is complete • Double-click to close selection • Double-click to escape the tool Quick Selection tool W Lets you click an area to select it by color • • • •
Marquee tool M Makes rectangular, elliptical, single-row and single-column selections • • • • • • • •
Choose your tool Click and drag Set a Feather number to soften the edges Style: Set a Fixed Size or Fixed Ratio Hold Shift to constrain selection Hold Alt to draw from center Ellipse is anchored at left edge of dragging With mouse button still down, hold Spacebar and move selection, then continue dragging • With selection made: –Hold Shift to add to selection –Hold Ctrl to move the selection –Hold Alt to subtract from selection –Shift+Alt to select the overlap of the selections Marquee and Lasso Tools To deselect, Ctrl+D, or Select > Deselect
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Lasso tool L Draws a freehand selection • Click and draw your shape • Set a Feather number to soften the edges • Hold Shift to add to selection Hold Ctrl to move the selection • Hold Alt to subtract from selection • Shift+Alt to select the overlap of the selections Polygonal Lasso tool L Draws the straight-edges of a polygonal-shaped selection • Set a Feather number to soften the edge • Click and drag to draw each straight segment of the polygonal shape • When a small circle appears next to cursor, figure is complete • Double-click to close selection • Double-click to escape the tool • With selection made: –Hold Shift to add to selection –Hold Ctrl to move the selection –Hold Alt to subtract from selection –Shift+Alt to select the overlap of the selections
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Click on an area Hold Shift to add to selection Hold Ctrl to move the selection Hold Alt to subtract from selection Tolerance sets the range of colors close to the selected color to be included in the selection; the larger the number the greater the range of colors selected • Go to Select > Similar to choose your selected color in other areas of the image Crop tool C Allows you to trim the image • Width and Height allow you to set specific dimensions for your crop • Or, drag to select the area you wish to keep; use the handles to adjust the size; click on a border line and drag to move selected area • To apply, click Enter; or right-click and choose Crop • To deselect, right-click and choose Cancel Slice tool C Allows you to divide the image into smaller sections • • • •
• Hold Shift to move your slice in a straight line • Hold Ctrl to create a slice • Hold Alt to duplicate a slice Eyedropper tool I Allows you to click on a color to create a new foreground or background color • Click on the color you wish to make the new foreground color • Sample size sets the size of the sample • Hold Shift to change to the Color Sampler tool • Hold Alt and click to choose a new background color
Click and swipe over an area Hold Shift to add to selection Hold Ctrl to move the selection Hold Alt to subtract from selection
Magic Wand tool W Selects an area by color or by similar color
Move tool Moves selections, layers and guides
Slice Select tool C Allows you to select, move and resize slices
Click and drag to create a slice Hold Shift to constrain your slice to a square Hold Ctrl to select or move a slice Hold Alt, click and drag to draw a slice from the center
I 3D Materials Eyedropper tool Allows you to select a color or texture from a 3D objcet and copy it elsewhere I Color sampler tool Allows you to compare the color values of different areas in your image (in the Info palette)
• Hold Ctrl to move your sample on the image or move it off the image to delete it Ruler tool I Allows you to measure between two points to place objects exactly • Click and drag to place the end points • Hold Shift to constrain to 45 degree angles • Draw a horizon on tilted image, then choose Image > Image Rotation > Arbitrary to have that angle of rotation entered into Rotate Canvas dialog box Note tool I Allows you to add non-printing notes • •
Hold Ctrl to move note Right-click on note to edit or delete
Count tool I Allows you to manually add counter markers •
Hold Alt and click directly on a marker to remove it (+ turns to -)
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Retouching & Paint tools
Color Replacement tool B Allows you to replace specific colors in your image • Set your replacement color as the foreground color • Choose a brush size, Mode (preferably color), sampling type, Limits and Tolerance • Click and drag over the area to be painted • Hold Shift to constrain your stroke • Hold Alt to get the Eyedropper tool Mixer Brush tool B Simulates actual brush strokes by mixing colors on the canvas • Choose a brush size, a color, load frequency and preset effects or choose your own Wet, Load and Mix settings • Click and drag across image • Hold Shift to constrain your stroke • Hold Alt to get the Eyedropper tool
Spot Healing Brush tool J Removes small spots and marks on images by picking up colors from the surrounding area • Choose brush size and drag over the area to be repaired; release mouse button to apply • Hold Shift to constrain your stroke Healing Brush tool J Allows you to repair an image by blending colors • Hold Alt and click on color to blend; click and drag tool over area to be repaired; release the mouse button to apply • Hold Shift to constrain your stroke Patch tool J Allows you to repair a selected area by blending with pixels from another area
• With Source chosen (Option bar): draw a line around the area to be patched; then drag and drop selection to the area to be used as a patch. The original area is patched. • With Destination chosen (Option bar): draw a line around the area to be used as a patch; then drag and drop that selection to the area to be patched. The second area will be patched. • Hold Shift to add to the selection • Hold Alt to subtract areas of selection
Content-Aware Move tool J Allows you to extend a selection across an area or move a selection without the use of layers Hold Shift to add to your selection
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Red Eye tool J Allows you to remove the red eye in a photograph • Click and drag to draw a box around the eye • In the Options bar, set the Pupil Size and/or the Darkness • Hold Shift to constrain your selection • Hold Alt to draw a box from the center Brush tool B Allows you to paint the foreground color on an image in soft strokes • • • •
Choose a brush size, style, Mode, and Opacity Click and drag to paint Hold Shift to constrain your stroke Hold Alt to get the Eyedropper tool
Pencil tool B Allows you to draw the foreground color on an image in hard lines • • • •
Choose a brush size, style, Mode, and Opacity Click and drag to draw Hold Shift to constrain your stroke Hold Alt to get the Eyedropper tool
Clone Stamp tool S Allows you to paint one part of an image over another part • Choose brush size, Mode and Opacity • Hold Alt and click in the area to clone • Release Alt and drag brush over area you wish to hide; release mouse button to apply • Click Shift to constrain your stroke Pattern Stamp tool S Allows you to paint a pattern onto the image • Choose brush size, Mode, Opacity and pattern • Drag brush over area you wish to hide; release mouse button to apply • Click Shift to constrain your stroke History Brush tool Y Allows you to paint a copy of a previous image state into the current image • Choose your options, then in the History panel, click in the left column for the state you wish to use as the source • Drag over the area of the image that you wish to change • Click Shift to constrain your stroke
Art-History Brush tool Y Allows you to apply stylized strokes to your image • Choose your options, then in the History panel, click in the left column for the state you wish to use as the source • Drag over the area of the image that you wish to change • Click Shift to constrain your stroke Eraser tool E Allows you to erase parts of the current layer • Click and drag over image; release mouse button to apply • Click Shift to constrain your stroke • Choose a History state and click Alt to erase to a specific History state Background Eraser tool E Allows you to erase more solid areas from around sharply defined edges of objects in an image • Click and drag over area in image you wish to erase • Click Shift to constrain your stroke • Hold Alt to get the Eyedropper tool E Magic Eraser tool Allows you to erase by color
• Click on a color to erase all contiguous instances of it • Set Tolerance to include variations of the color • Hold Alt to get the Eyedropper tool Gradient tool G Applies a gradual blend between the foreground and background colors • Choose style of gradient, Mode and Opacity • Drag a line to mark the starting and ending points of the gradient • Click Shift to constrain your stroke to 45 degree increments • Hold Alt to return to the Eyedropper tool
All Tools Right-click to access a tool-specific menu
Retouching & Paint tools, cont’d. Paint Bucket tool G Allows you to change the color of areas in your image to the foreground color or a pattern • Choose your options, then click on the area you want to re-color • With any selection tool, select an area; click in it with the Paint Bucket tool; areas in the selection will re-color, based on where in the selection you clicked • Hold Alt to return to Eyedropper tool
Blur tool Softens hard edges or blurs details • Click and drag over area you wish to blur • Hold Shift to constrain your stroke • Hold Alt to sharpen areas Sharpen tool Sharpens soft edges in your image • Click and drag over area you wish to sharpen • Hold Shift to constrain your stroke • Hold Alt to blur areas
Drawing and Type tools
Smudge tool Allows you to pick up color where the stroke begins and push it in the direction you drag • Click and drag over area you wish to smudge • Hold Shift to constrain your stroke • Hold Alt to smudge with the foreground color Dodge tool O Allows you to lighten areas of the image • Choose your options, then drag over the area you wish to lighten • Hold Shift to constrain your stroke • Hold Alt key to darken the image
Convert Point tool Allows you to change curve point to corner point • Click and release on the point you wish to change to a corner point • Click point and drag to change back to curve • Hold Ctrl and drag to move point Horizontal Text tool T Allows you to enter text on a horizontal line Choose tool and set font, style, size and color Click and type Select layer and use Move tool to move text Ctrl-click on text to get bounding box and drag on sides to distort • To position text on a path, click Text tool on path and type (see Direct Selection tool for more options) • • • •
Pen tool P Allows you to draw curved lines • Click where you want points to be; use handles to adjust curve • Hold Shift to limit segments to 45 degree angles • Hold Ctrl on a point to drag it • Ctrl-click away from segment to stop adding points and leave path open • Small circle appears by tool when path will close • Position over the path and the tool changes to the Add Anchor Point tool; position over anchor point and the tool changes to Delete Anchor Point tool
Freeform Pen tool P Allows you to draw free form objects • Small circle appears by tool when path will close • Click Ctrl on path to access curve handles Add Anchor Point tool Allows you to add anchor points to a path • Click on path to add point • Hold Alt and drag to duplicate path with anchor points Delete Anchor Point tool Allows you to delete anchor points from a path • Click on an anchor point to delete it • Hold Alt selects all anchor points • Hold Alt to convert to Add Anchor Point tool
Vertical Text tool T Allows you to enter text on a vertical line Choose tool and set font, style, size and color Click and type Select layer and use Move tool to move text Ctrl-click on text to get bounding box and drag on sides to distort • To position text on a path, click Text tool on path and type • See Direct Selection tool for more options • • • •
Horizontal Type Mask tool T Allows you to create a selection in the shape of horizontal type • Create a new layer, then choose your options • Type; click checkmark (upper right) to apply • Fill as you would any selection
Burn tool O Allows you to darken areas of the image • Choose your options, then drag over the area you wish to darken • Hold Shift to constrain your stroke • Hold Alt to lighten the image Sponge tool O Allows you to increase or decrease saturation of color in an area. • Choose your options, then drag over the area you wish to change • Hold Shift to constrain your stroke Vertical Type Mask tool T Allows you to create a selection in the shape of vertical type • Create a new layer, then choose your options • Type and click the checkmark in the upper right to apply • Fill as you would any selection Path Selection tool A Allows you to select a path • Click on the path • Hold Shift to toggle between visible and hidden anchor points • Hold Ctrl to change to Direct Selection tool to change path shape Direct Selection tool A Allows you to select a path segment • Click on the path • Hold Shift to toggle between visible and hidden anchor points • Hold Ctrl to change to Path Selection tool to move the path • Use this tool to flip text on a path by dragging over it Shape tools U Allows you to draw shapes • Hold Shift to constrain shape • Hold Ctrl to move shape • Hold Alt to draw shape from center
Viewing tools
Tips & Tricks Brushes: Zoom tool
Foreground and background colors default switch
Foreground and background colors toggle switch Foreground and background colors
Quick mask mode
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to increase brush size
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to decrease brush size
Fast fill: • Hold Alt+Delete to fill selection with foreground color • Hold Ctrl+Delete to fill with background color Font Size: Select the text you wish to resize: 1. Hold Ctrl+Shift 2. Click < or > to increase/decrease the font size Foreground/Background colors: D to return to default colors
H Hand tool Allows you to move visible part of image in window
• Hold Ctrl to change to zoom-in tool • Hold Alt to change to zoom-out tool • Double-click on Hand tool goes to Fit in Screen view • Hold down Spacebar in any tool to get the Hand tool Rotate View tool R Allows you to rotate the canvas non-destructively Zoom tool Z Allows you to zoom in or out of an area • To zoom in on a specific area, click and drag with the Zoom tool • Hold Alt key to zoom out • Double-click on Zoom tool to return to 100% view
Foreground and Background colors Return to default
Allows you to quickly reset your foreground and background colors to the default black and white • Click on icon to make change Foreground and background toggle
Allows you to switch your foreground and background colors • Click on double-pointed arrow to make your foreground color your background color, and your background color your foreground color Foreground and background colors
Allows you to set specific colors for your foreground and background colors • To set a new foreground color, with the Eyedropper tool either click on a color in your image or a color in the Color or Swatches panel • To set a new background color, hold down the Alt key and use the Eyedropper tool to click on a color in your image or a color in the Color or Swatches panel • Click on the foreground or background color icon and a Color Picker dialog box opens for you to choose your color
X
to switch foreground and background
Panels: TAB to show/hide all panels F5 to show/hide Brush panel F6
to show/hide Color panel
F7 to show/hide Layer panel
Precise Cursor: Hold CapsLk to change most tools to a precise cursor to help you choose or draw more precisely
Revert: F12 Select: Hold Ctrl+A to select all Hold Ctrl+D to deselect Hold Shift+Ctrl+D to reselect Hold Shift+Ctrl+I to select the inverse Hold Alt+Ctrl+A to select all layers View: Zoom in: Hold Ctrl++
Zoom out: Hold Ctrl+Zoom in and out: Ctrl+Alt and use mouse scroll wheel Scroll right and left: Hold Ctrl and use mouse scroll wheel Fit on Screen: Hold Ctrl+0 or double-click in Hand tool 100% view: Ctrl+1 (numeral 1) or double-click in Zoom tool Workspace: F
to toggle between workspace layouts (Full Screen Mode, Standard Screen Mode, etc)
To switch between document windows: Ctrl+Tab
