Photoshop Tools Tips

Introduction | tips

1. To use the brush tool to draw a line, first click on the picture, and then move the mouse to another point hold down SHIFT and click the picture again, Photoshop will use the current drawing tools to draw a line between two points.

2. Any time you hold down the CTRL key to switch to move tool [V], hold down the Ctrl+alt key to drag the mouse to copy the current layer or selection content.

3. Hold down the SPACEBAR to switch to the hand tool [H] (Hand Tool) at any time.

4. Zoom tool shortcut key to "Z", in addition CTRL + SPACEBAR for the Zoom tool, ALT + SPACEBAR to reduce the tool.

5. Press CTRL + "+" key and "-" key to enlarge and reduce the image of the view; corresponding, press the above hotkey while holding down the ALT key can automatically adjust the window to Mansi display (ctrl+alt+ "+" and ctrl+alt+ "-"), this is very useful!

Note: If you want to automatically resize the window by the size of the picture when you use the Zoom tool, select the Resize window to Mansi (Resize windows to fit) option in the Zoom tool option.

6. The current background color can be defined by holding down the ALT key when selecting a color with the eyedropper tool.

7. Combine color sampler tool [Shift+i] (color sampler Tool) and Information Panel (Window raquo; Show Info), we can monitor the color changes of the current picture. The color value before and after the change is displayed next to its sample point number on the information panel. The pop-up menu on the information Panel allows you to define the color mode for the sampling point. To add a new sampling point just click anywhere on the canvas (with the color Sampler tool) and hold down the ALT key to remove the sampling point.

Note: A maximum of four color sampling points can be placed on a single image

Tip: When a dialog box (such as a level command, Curve command, and so on) pops up in Photoshop, add a new sampling point that must hold down SHIFT and click, hold Alt+shift click a sample point to subtract it.

1. To use the brush tool to draw a line, first click on the picture, and then move the mouse to another point hold down SHIFT and click the picture again, Photoshop will use the current drawing tools to draw a line between two points.

2. Any time you hold down the CTRL key to switch to move tool [V], hold down the Ctrl+alt key to drag the mouse to copy the current layer or selection content.

3. Hold down the SPACEBAR to switch to the hand tool [H] (Hand Tool) at any time.

4. Zoom tool shortcut key to "Z", in addition CTRL + SPACEBAR for the Zoom tool, ALT + SPACEBAR to reduce the tool.

5. Press CTRL + "+" key and "-" key to enlarge and reduce the image of the view; corresponding, press the above hotkey while holding down the ALT key can automatically adjust the window to Mansi display (ctrl+alt+ "+" and ctrl+alt+ "-"), this is very useful!

Note: If you want to automatically resize the window by the size of the picture when you use the Zoom tool, select the Resize window to Mansi (Resize windows to fit) option in the Zoom tool option.

6. The current background color can be defined by holding down the ALT key when selecting a color with the eyedropper tool.

7. Combine color sampler tool [Shift+i] (color sampler Tool) and Information Panel (Window raquo; Show Info), we can monitor the color changes of the current picture. The color value before and after the change is displayed next to its sample point number on the information panel. The pop-up menu on the information Panel allows you to define the color mode for the sampling point. To add a new sampling point just click anywhere on the canvas (with the color Sampler tool) and hold down the ALT key to remove the sampling point.

Note: A maximum of four color sampling points can be placed on a single image

Tip: When a dialog box (such as a level command, Curve command, and so on) pops up in Photoshop, add a new sampling point that must hold down SHIFT and click, hold Alt+shift click a sample point to subtract it.