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In this part, we will teach you the different tools used in Adobe Photoshop. Showing the definitions on how to use it and on
what appropriate type of task is it for.


Move Tool (V) :This tool is used to move selected area of an image and to move layer. 
Rectangular Marquee Tool (M): We use this tool make selection on any image in rectangular shape. If you want to constrain the selection to perfect square shape, just hold the ‘shift’ key while selecting .
Lasso Tool (L) : It is used to create freehand selections.
Magic Wand Tool (W): This tool select area based color range, wherever you click. In the Options Bar at the top, you can change the tolerance to make your selections more/less precise. Because Tolerance is responsible for the sensitivity of the tool.
Crop Tool (C) :The Crop Tool works similarly to the Rectangular Marquee tool . The difference is you make any size of your image by this tool by putting image size on the option bar.
Slice Tool (K): This is used mostly used for create slices and website designing. It’s kind of an advanced tool. The Slice Tool lets you to cut images into smaller pieces which fit together.
Healing Brush Tool (J):This is very useful Tool.It can repair scratches and specs on images. First choose your cursor size, then holding the ‘Alt’ key, select nice/clean area of your image. Let go of the Alt key and paint over the damaged area. It copies the info from the first area to the second.
Brush Tool (B):It’s a very useful tool to create brush strokes to make your own Photoshop brushes to create your custom art. Basically it is used for painting purposes.
Clone Stamp Tool (S): This tool is very similar to the Healing Brush Tool .To select the area you want to clone, hold “ALT” and click the area, where you want the clone to be.This tool is used to create or replace the copy an area of an image.
History Brush Tool (H):This tool is used to give an image a painting effect. The History Brush tool paints a copy of the selected state or snapshot into the existing image.
Eraser Tool (E): The Eraser tool basically used to erase mistakes on the selected layer..
Gradient Tool (G):This tool is used to mixed colors you can say it 'blending of color'.
Blur Tool(R): This tool makes object blurry and it blurs hard edges in an image..
Burn Tool (O): It is used for darkens areas in an image.
Dodge Tool (O): The dodge tool lightens areas in an image.
Path Selection Tool (A): We use this tool when working with paths. It’s related to the Pen Tool.
Type Tool (T): This tool makes type or text. You have to click a single point, and start typing. There’s a lot of options for the Type Tool.
Pen Tool (P): It’s for creating paths, which can be used in a few different ways, to create clipping paths, or to create selections.
Notes Tool (N): This tool is used to add small little note boxes to an image..
Eyedropper Tool (I): Its used to select a specific color from the image.
Hand Tool (T): It’s for moving entire image within its window.
Zoom Tool (Z): Its Used to zoom in and out of the image for better viewing as our requirements.
Color Picker: Its for setting the Background and foreground color on layer or use color by brush.
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