Adobe Photoshop is a comprehensive tool with a vast array of features and tools designed for photo

editing, graphic design, and digital art creation. Below is a list of Photoshop tools, categorized by
function, along with a brief explanation of how to use each tool:

1. Selection Tools

 Move Tool (V): Allows you to move a selected object or layer.

o How to use: Select the tool, click on the object, and drag it to move around.

 Rectangular Marquee Tool (M): Creates rectangular selections.

o How to use: Click and drag on the canvas to create a rectangular selection.

 Elliptical Marquee Tool (M): Creates elliptical or circular selections.

o How to use: Click and drag to create an elliptical selection. Hold Shift for a perfect circle.

 Lasso Tool (L): Freehand selection tool to draw irregularly shaped selections.

o How to use: Click and drag to draw the selection boundary.

 Polygonal Lasso Tool (L): Creates straight-edged polygonal selections.

o How to use: Click to create points, and Photoshop connects them with straight lines.

 Magnetic Lasso Tool (L): Snaps to edges of objects as you draw a selection.

o How to use: Click once near the edge of an object and drag; the selection automatically
clings to the edges.

 Quick Selection Tool (W): Automatically selects similar tones based on color and texture.

o How to use: Click and drag over the area to select it quickly.

 Magic Wand Tool (W): Selects areas with similar colors.

o How to use: Click on an area, and Photoshop selects all pixels of a similar color.

2. Crop and Slice Tools

 Crop Tool (C): Crops the image to a selected area.

o How to use: Drag to select an area and press Enter to crop.

 Perspective Crop Tool (C): Crops and corrects the perspective distortion.

o How to use: Draw a crop box and adjust corners to fix the perspective.

 Slice Tool (C): Divides an image into slices for web design.

o How to use: Click and drag to create slices manually.

3. Retouching Tools

 Spot Healing Brush Tool (J): Quickly removes blemishes and imperfections.
 o How to use: Click on the imperfection, and Photoshop automatically blends it with
surrounding pixels.

 Healing Brush Tool (J): Repairs imperfections using sampled pixels.

o How to use: Alt-click to sample a good area, then paint over the imperfection.

 Patch Tool (J): Repairs a selected area using surrounding pixels.

o How to use: Select the area, drag the selection to a clean area to replace it.

 Content-Aware Move Tool (J): Moves objects while filling in the background naturally.

o How to use: Select the object and drag it to a new position.

 Red Eye Tool (J): Removes red-eye effect in flash photos.

o How to use: Click on the red eyes in your photo to correct them.

 Clone Stamp Tool (S): Copies one part of an image and paints it over another area.

o How to use: Alt-click to sample an area, then paint over the desired area.

 Eraser Tool (E): Erases pixels on a layer.

o How to use: Click and drag over the area to erase.

 Background Eraser Tool (E): Erases background areas by sampling the color.

o How to use: Drag over the background to erase based on sampled colors.

 Magic Eraser Tool (E): Erases all similar colored areas in one click.

o How to use: Click on the area, and Photoshop erases matching colors.

 Blur Tool: Softens hard edges in an image.

o How to use: Paint over the areas you want to blur.

 Sharpen Tool: Sharpens soft edges.

o How to use: Paint over the areas to sharpen.

 Smudge Tool: Smears the pixels you drag.

o How to use: Click and drag to smudge pixels.

4. Painting and Drawing Tools

 Brush Tool (B): Paints with customizable brush tips.

o How to use: Click and drag to paint. Customize the brush settings in the toolbar.

 Pencil Tool (B): Draws hard-edged lines.

o How to use: Click and drag to draw with a hard edge.

  Color Replacement Tool (B): Replaces color while maintaining texture and shading.

o How to use: Drag over the area to replace the color.

 Mixer Brush Tool (B): Simulates real-world painting techniques by blending colors.

o How to use: Drag the brush over colors to mix and blend.

 Gradient Tool (G): Fills an area with a gradient (blend of multiple colors).

o How to use: Click and drag to create a gradient between two points.

 Paint Bucket Tool (G): Fills an area with the foreground color.

o How to use: Click on an area to fill it with the selected color.

5. Vector Tools

 Pen Tool (P): Draws precise paths and shapes.

o How to use: Click to create points and drag to create curved segments.

 Freeform Pen Tool (P): Draws paths as if you’re drawing with a pencil.

o How to use: Click and drag to draw freely; Photoshop converts it to paths.

 Add Anchor Point Tool (+): Adds anchor points to paths.

o How to use: Click on a path to add a point.

 Delete Anchor Point Tool (-): Deletes anchor points from paths.

o How to use: Click on an anchor point to delete it.

 Path Selection Tool (A): Selects and moves entire paths.

o How to use: Click and drag to move a path.

 Direct Selection Tool (A): Selects individual anchor points or path segments.

o How to use: Click on a point or segment to adjust it.

6. Text Tools

 Horizontal Type Tool (T): Adds horizontal text.

o How to use: Click to type text. You can modify font, size, and color.

 Vertical Type Tool (T): Adds vertical text.

o How to use: Click and type vertically.

 Type Mask Tool (T): Creates a selection shaped like text.

o How to use: Type your text and use it as a selection.

7. Shape Tools
  Rectangle Tool (U): Draws rectangles.

o How to use: Click and drag to create a rectangle.

 Ellipse Tool (U): Draws ellipses.

o How to use: Click and drag to draw an ellipse.

 Polygon Tool (U): Draws polygons.

o How to use: Click and drag to create the polygon. Set the number of sides in the options.

 Line Tool (U): Draws straight lines.

o How to use: Click and drag to draw a line.

8. Navigation and Measuring Tools

 Zoom Tool (Z): Zooms in and out of an image.

o How to use: Click to zoom in; Alt-click to zoom out.

 Hand Tool (H): Moves the view within an image.

o How to use: Click and drag the canvas to navigate around.

 Eyedropper Tool (I): Samples colors from an image.

o How to use: Click on an area to pick the color.

 Ruler Tool (I): Measures distances and angles.

o How to use: Click and drag between two points to measure.

9. Other Useful Tools

 Gradient Map Tool: Applies a gradient map to an image, transforming the colors.

o How to use: Select a gradient and adjust the blending mode for creative effects.

 Dodge Tool (O): Lightens parts of an image.

o How to use: Paint over areas you want to lighten.

 Burn Tool (O): Darkens parts of an image.

o How to use: Paint over areas you want to darken.

 Sponge Tool (O): Saturates or desaturates color in an area.

o How to use: Paint over areas to adjust their color intensity.

How to Customize Tools and Workspaces

 Custom Brushes: You can create and import brushes to suit specific needs.

 Adjustment Layers: Add non-destructive color corrections and effects.

  Layer Masks: Allows selective transparency in layers for advanced editing.

 Blend Modes: Change how layers interact with each other.

Understanding how to use these tools effectively will give you complete control over your design or
photo editing process in Photoshop.