Using tools

You can use the tools to perform a variety of image editing and creative tasks. When you hold the pointer over a tool, a tooltip displays the tool name and shortcut key, and the status bar displays hints for using the tool.

While the Adjust workspace contains a limited number of tools for quickly touching up your images, the Edit workspace contains a wide selection of tools for advanced image creation and editing. In the Edit workspace, some of these tools, such as the Crop, Move, and Text tools, reside in their own space on the Tools toolbar. Most tools, however, are grouped with other tools that perform similar tasks. A group of tools is denoted by a small flyout arrow on the right side of the active tool.

Some tools are grouped together in flyouts. You can access all tools in a flyout by clicking the flyout arrow beside the active tool.

For information about moving, hiding, and displaying the Tools toolbar in the Edit workspace, see Using toolbars.

Depending on the type of layer you are working on, some tools may not be available. For example, the Paint Brush and Clone Brush tools work only on raster layers; the Pen tool works only on vector layers. For more information about raster and vector layers, see Understanding layers.

The following table briefly describes each tool on the Tools toolbar of the Edit workspace. Some of these tools are also available in the Adjust workspace.

 

Provides five modes — Blemish Fixer, Toothbrush, Eye Drop, Suntan, and Thinify™ — which let you apply cosmetic fixes to subjects in your photos
Background Eraser

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