There is a setting to automatically switch to another tool following use of the Color Picker. There are three options: Do Not Switch tool(default - the Color Picker tool will remain active), Switch to Previous tool and Switch to Pencil Tool. The selected behavior occurs following a click on the canvas with the Color Picker. The Color Picker can be configured to examine either the layer or image ( Sampling Mode). In addition, the Sampling size can also be set to one of six preset sizes via the Tool Bar. The Tolerance setting affects how many other pixels the Magic Wand Tool, Paint Bucket and the Recolor Tools affect in their operation. See the sections on these tools for a description of how the Tolerance works. See the sections on these tools for a description of how the Flood Mode works. The Flood Mode affects only the Magic Wand Tool and Paint Bucket Tools. Magic Wand, Paint Bucket, and Recolor Magic Wand, Paint Bucket, and Recolor Options The Gradient Tool has seven different gradient types. It also has options to operate in either color mode (gradients will be rendered as a blend from the Primary to the Secondary colors), or a special transparency mode (gradients will be rendered in the Alpha channel). This mode allows images to be blended or faded together. This section of the Tool Bar is used only by the Text Tool. Options found here configure the font family, size, style, and alignment of text. The latter two styles are useful when cropping to a specific size (e.g. The options are Normal (freehand), Fixed Size and Fixed Ratio selection drawing for the Rectangle Select tool. The next option in this section of the is Tool Bar sets the style of the selection shape. To find out more about these selection modes, visit this page Selection Modes. When a selection is created with one of the Selection tools any existing selection will be replaced if the Replace mode is used. If Add mode is used, new selections will be added to the original region. Subtract removes new selections from the original region. The Intersect mode keeps those areas common to multiple selections while the Invert mode excludes common areas from multiple selections. The "Selection Mode" section of the Tool Bar allows quick access to the different ways that selections can be combined. These controls are common to all the Selection tools. Several tools use Brush Width, Style and Fill options. Here the width of the brush and line style can be selected. If a fill is also selected, both the Primary and Secondary colors will be used to render the pattern. The first two options shown are specific to the new Shapes Tool. These are covered in the Shapes Tool section.
Shapes, Brush, Style, and Fill Shapes, Brush, Style and Fill The Brush Width has additional icons to increment and decrement the value and keyboard shortcuts are also assigned. Generally these controls will have a white background. Some tool options in the Tool Bar can be altered by hovering the mouse over the control and using the Mouse Wheel (not the Tolerance). This control is provided to augment the Tools Window in the case that the window is closed or obscured.Īfter the Tool button, the rest of the second row contains controls that configure the current tool. The second row of the Tool Bar starts with a drop-down list where tools can be selected.Ĭlicking on the menu opens a vertical list of possible tools. An alternative way of opening this dropdown menu is to use the Keyboard chord Alt + T There is a corresponding menu command in the View menu.
When a selection is active, its bounding rectangle will be highlighted in the rulers, making it easier to measure. The cursor position is also shown in the rulers making it easier to accurately apply other tools. The Rulers can help when aligning image elements, making measurements or adjusting an image to a specific size. The rulers are always set to the current Units of Measurement. These units are able to be changed via the View menu or the Status Bar. This icon shows or hides rulers along the top and left edges of the image canvas. The Pixel Grid is not visible below 200% magnification.