Adobe 23101335 User Guide - Page 67
Looking at the Work Area, Using the toolbox
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57 Chapter 1: Looking at the Work Area T he Adobe Photoshop and Adobe ImageReady work area includes the command menus at the top of your screen and a variety of tools and palettes for editing and adding elements to your image. You can also add commands and filters to the menus by installing third-party software known as plug-in modules. Using the toolbox The first time you start the application, the toolbox appears on the left side of the screen. Some tools in the toolbox have options that appear in the context-sensitive tool options bar. (See "Using the tool options bar" on page 59.) These include the tools that let you use type, select, paint, draw, sample, edit, move, annotate, and view images. Other tools in the toolbox allow you to change foreground/background colors, go to Adobe Online, work in different modes, and jump between Photoshop and ImageReady applications. For an overview of each tool, see the "Toolbox overview" topics in online Help. For information on the foreground and background color controls, see "Choosing foreground and background colors" in online Help. Displaying and working with tools You select a tool by clicking its icon in the toolbox. A small triangle at the lower right of a tool icon indicates hidden tools. Positioning the pointer over a tool displays a tool tip with the tool's name and keyboard shortcut. To show or hide the toolbox: Choose Window > Show Tools or Window > Hide Tools. To move the toolbox: Drag the toolbox by its title bar. To select a tool: Do one of the following: • To select a visible tool, click its icon or press its keyboard shortcut. • To select a hidden tool, position the pointer on the visible tool and hold down the mouse button until the tools list appears. Then, click the tool you want. To cycle through a set of hidden tools, hold down Shift and press the visible tool's shortcut key. To enable or disable this option, choose Edit > Preferences > General, then select or deselect Use Shift Key for Tool Switch.