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Photoshop Tools

Photoshop is a highly complex application. It is also fairly easy to use from the start, and allows you to develop your knowledge through the great number of books and tutorials that are available. However, it is sometimes hard to follow tutorials online if you do not know the names of specific tools or commands. I have set up this page to act as a reference as you go through the online tutorials on this site, or even off the site.

Adobe Online
Marquee [M] *			Move [V]
Lasso [L] *			Magic Wand [W]
Airbrush [J]			Paintbrush [B]
Rubber Stamp [S] *			History Brush [Y]
Eraser [E]			Pencil [N] *
Blur [R] *			Dodge [O] *
Pen [P] *			Type [T] *
Measure [U]			Linear Gradient [G] *
Paint Bucket [K]			Eyedropper [I] *
Hand [H]			Zoom [Z]
Foreground Color			Switch Colors [x]
Default Colors [D]			Background Color
Standard Screen Mode [F]			Quick Mask Mode [Q]
Change Screen Mode [F]
			Jump to ImageReady

* In addition to the tools shown, many of the tools have hidden tools. You can cycle through most of these tools by pressing the shortcut key.