Adobe photoshop elements User Manual
CHAPTER 1
20
Looking at the Work Area
To select a tool:
Do one of the following:
•
Click its icon in the toolbox. If the icon has a
small triangle at its lower right corner, hold down
the mouse button to view the hidden tools. Then,
click the tool you want to select.
the mouse button to view the hidden tools. Then,
click the tool you want to select.
•
Press the tool’s keyboard shortcut. The keyboard
shortcut is displayed in its tool tip. For example,
you can select the move tool by pressing “v.”
you can select the move tool by pressing “v.”
To cycle through a set of hidden tools:
Hold down Shift and press the tool’s shortcut key.
To move the toolbox:
Drag the toolbox by its title bar.
To set tool preferences:
1
Choose Edit > Preferences > General.
2
Set one or more of the following options:
•
Show Tool Tips to show or hide tool tips and
rollover hints in the Hints palette.
•
Use Shift Key for Tool Switch to determine if you
need to hold down the Shift key in order to cycle
through a set of hidden tools. When this option is
deselected, you can cycle through a set of hidden
tools by simply pressing the shortcut key (without
holding down Shift).
through a set of hidden tools. When this option is
deselected, you can cycle through a set of hidden
tools by simply pressing the shortcut key (without
holding down Shift).
3
Click OK.
Using the options bar
The first thing you should do after you select a tool
is to set its options in the options bar. By default,
the options bar appears below the shortcuts bar at
the top of the work area. The options bar is context
sensitive, which means that it changes as you select
different tools. Some settings in the options bar are
common to several tools, and some are specific to
one tool.
is to set its options in the options bar. By default,
the options bar appears below the shortcuts bar at
the top of the work area. The options bar is context
sensitive, which means that it changes as you select
different tools. Some settings in the options bar are
common to several tools, and some are specific to
one tool.
Options bar for lasso tool
To use the options bar:
1
Select a tool. (See “Using the tools” on page 19.)
2
Look in the options bar to see the available
options. For more information on setting options
for a specific tool, search for the tool’s name in
online Help.
for a specific tool, search for the tool’s name in
online Help.
To return a tool or all tools to the default settings:
Do one of the following:
•
Click the tool icon in the options bar, then
choose Reset Tool or Reset All Tools from the
context menu.
context menu.
•
Choose Edit > Preferences > General, click Reset
All Tools, and click OK.
To move the options bar:
Drag the options bar by the gripper bar at the left
edge. The gripper bar will only appear when the
options bar is docked at the top or bottom of the
application window.
edge. The gripper bar will only appear when the
options bar is docked at the top or bottom of the
application window.