This tutorial will give you an overview of the tools in Photoshop
This tutorial assumes you already have Photoshop open
1) If the toolbar is closed, you can open it by going to the Window menu…
2) …and selecting Tools
3) You can collapse the toolbar to show a single column of tools by clicking the arrows
The toolbar is very important in Photoshop. It is where you can find tools like the move, crop, marquee, eraser, and selection tools.
4) You can also un-dock the toolbar by dragging it
5) To return the view to 2 columns while the toolbar is un-docked, click the arrows
6) You can re-dock the toolbar by dragging it back to the edge of the screen
Each tool displays its own options at the top of the screen
7) Notice when we select the crop tool…
…more options appear at the top of the screen
Detailed information about the most commonly used tools can be found in the accompanying tutorials
This is the end of the tutorial. You have now seen an overview of the tools in Photoshop
