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Although over 20 tools are accessible in the Photoshop. toolbox at any given time the toolbox is .... QUICK OVERVIEW. (continued). Photoshop Tutorials.

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PHOTOSHOP QUICK OVERVIEWPage 1The Photoshop desktop is made up thetoolbox floating palettes options bar andthe menu bar. Understanding how theseelements work and interact with one anothermakes learning Photoshop a whole lot easier.The important thing to remember about Photoshop isthat it is a monster of a program. If you are the type of person who has to understand absolutely every commandand aspect of an application then be prepared to spend alifetime learning Photoshop. However most Photoshopusers learn what they need to know to accomplish a task(whether it be color correction cropping an image addingtext etc.) and save the rest for another day.THE TOOLBOXThe toolbox is the long skinny box located by default at theleft of your desktop (although you can drag it to whereveryou want). To select a tool just click on its icon.Photoshop 6 toolbox Photoshop 7 toolboxOften when Adobe updates Photoshop with the releaseof a new version some tools are moved and new toolsare added so consult the manual or HELPmenu for thePhotoshop version you are using for more informationabout the location of the individual tools and their keyboard shortcuts.Although over 20 tools are accessible in the Photoshoptoolbox at any given time the toolbox is actually madeup of a many more tools. Over half are hidden away insidepopup menus. A tool that is comprised of several hiddentools has a tiny triangle in the bottom right corner of itstoolbox icon. To access a hidden tool click and hold onthe tool icon in the toolbox. A popup menu of hiddentools will appear. Drag across to the hidden tool youwant to select and then release the mouse. For instancewhen you click the triangle for the LASSO TOOL youll findthe POLYGONAL LASSOand MAGNETIC LASSOtools.The following graphic is an example from Photoshop 5.5when Adobe moved the CROP TOOLso that it was hiddenamongst the MARQUEE TOOLS. This so infuriated Photoshopusers that the CROP TOOLwas given its own slot back inthe toolbox ...

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