Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Using the tools
Photoshop provides an integrated set of tools for producing sophisticated graphics
for print, web, and mobile viewing. We could easily fill the entire topic with details
on the wealth of Photoshop tools and tool configurations. While that would cer-
tainly be a useful reference, it's not the goal of this topic. Instead, you'll start gain-
ing experience by configuring and using a few tools on a sample project. Every
lesson will introduce you to more tools and ways to use them. By the time you
finish all the lessons in this topic, you'll have a solid foundation for further explor-
ations of the Photoshop toolset.
Selecting and using a tool from the Tools panel
The Tools panel is the long, narrow panel on the far left side of the work area. It
contains selection tools, painting and editing tools, foreground- and background-
color selection boxes, and viewing tools.
Note
For a complete list of the tools in the Tools panel, see the
Ap-
pendix
,
“
Tools panel overview
.”
You'll start by using the Zoom tool, which also appears in many other Adobe ap-
plications, including Illustrator, InDesign, and Acrobat.
1.
Choose File > Open, navigate to the Lessons/Lesson01 folder, and double-
click the 01Start.psd file to open it.
