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The ______ is used to move layers, selections and guides within a Photoshop document. Enable "Auto-Select" to automatically select the layer or group you click on.

Move Tool * ( V )

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The ______ allows you to easily design multiple web or UX (user experience) layouts for different devices or screen sizes.

Artboard Tool ( V )

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The ______ draws rectangular selection outlines. Press and hold Shift as you drag to draw a square selection.

Rectangular Marquee Tool * ( M )

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The ______ draws elliptical selection outlines. Press and hold Shift to draw a selection in a perfect circle.

Elliptical Marquee Tool ( M )

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The ______ in Photoshop selects a single row of pixels in the image from left to right.

Single Row Marquee Tool

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Use the ______ to select a single column of pixels from top to bottom.

Single Column Marquee Tool

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With the ______, you can draw a freeform selection outline around an object.

Lasso Tool * ( L )

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Click around an object with the ______ to surround it with a polygonal, straight-edged selection outline.

Polygonal Lasso Tool ( L )

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The ______ snaps the selection outline to the edges of the object as you move your mouse cursor around it.

Magnetic Lasso Tool ( L )

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The ______ lets you select an object just by dragging a rough selection outline around it.

Object Selection Tool * ( W )

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The ______ lets you easily select an object simply by painting over it with a brush. Enable "Auto-Enhance" in the Options Bar for better quality selections.

Quick Selection Tool ( W )

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Photoshop's ______ selects areas of similar color with a single click. The "Tolerance" value in the Options Bar sets the range of colors that will be selected.

Magic Wand Tool ( W )

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Use the ______ in Photoshop to crop an image and remove unwanted areas. Uncheck "Delete Cropped Pixels" in the Options Bar to crop an image non-destructively.

Crop Tool * ( C )

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Use the ______ to both crop an image and fix common distortion or perspective problems.

Perspective Crop Tool ( C )

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The ______ divides an image or layout into smaller sections (slices) which can be exported and optimized separately.

Slice Tool ( C )

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Use the ______ to select individual slices created with the Slice Tool.

Slice Select Tool ( C )

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New as of Photoshop CC 2019, the ______ lets you place images into rectangular or elliptical shapes.

Frame Tool * ( K )

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Photoshop's ______ samples colors in an image. Increase "Sample Size" in the Options Bar for a better representation of the sampled area's color.

Eyedropper Tool * ( I )

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Use the ______ to sample material from a 3D model in Photoshop.

3D Material Eyedropper Tool ( I )

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The ______ displays color values for the selected (sampled) area in an image. Up to four areas can be sampled at a time. View the color information in Photoshop's Info panel.

Color Sampler Tool ( I )

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The ______ measures distances, locations and angles. Great for positioning images and elements exactly where you want them.

Ruler Tool ( I )

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The ______ allows you to attach text-based notes to your Photoshop document, either for yourself or for others working on the same project. Notes are saved as part of the .PSD file.

Note Tool ( I )

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Use the ______ to manually count the number of objects in an image, or to have Photoshop automatically count multiple selected areas in the image.

Count Tool ( I )

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The Spot Healing Brush in Photoshop quickly removes blemishes and other minor problem areas in an image. Use a brush size slightly larger than the blemish for best results.

Spot Healing Brush Tool * ( J )

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The Healing Brush lets you repair larger problem areas in an image by painting over them. Hold Alt (Win) / Option (Mac) and click to sample good texture, then paint over the problem area to repair it.

Healing Brush Tool ( J )

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With the ______, draw a freeform selection outline around a problem area. Then repair it by dragging the selection outline over an area of good texture.

Patch Tool ( J )

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Use the ______ to select and move part of an image to a different area. Photoshop automatically fills in the hole in the original spot using elements from the surrounding areas.

Content-Aware Move Tool ( J )

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The ______ removes common red eye problems in a photo resulting from camera flash.

Red Eye Tool ( J )

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The ______ is Photoshop's primary painting tool. Use it to paint brush strokes on a layer or on a layer mask.

Brush Tool * ( B )

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The ______ is another of Photoshop's painting tools. But while the Brush Tool can paint soft-edge brush strokes, the ______ always paints with hard edges.

Pencil Tool ( B )

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Use the ______ in Photoshop to easily replace the color of an object with a different color.

Color Replacement Tool ( B )

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Unlike the standard Brush Tool, the Mixer Brush in Photoshop can simulate elements of real painting such as mixing and combining colors, and paint wetness.

Mixer Brush Tool ( B )

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The ______ is the most basic of Photoshop's retouching tools. It samples pixels from one area of the image and paints them over pixels in another area.

Clone Stamp Tool * ( S )

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Use the ______ to paint a pattern over the image.

Pattern Stamp Tool ( S )

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The ______ paints a snapshot from an earlier step (history state) into the current version of the image. Choose the previous state from the History panel.

History Brush Tool * ( Y )

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The Art History Brush also paints a snapshot from an earlier history state into the image, but does so using stylized brush strokes.

Art History Brush Tool ( Y )

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The ______ in Photoshop permanently erases pixels on a layer. It can also be used to paint in a previous history state.

Eraser Tool * ( E )

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The ______ erases areas of similar color in an image by painting over them.

Background Eraser Tool ( E )

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The ______ is similar to the Magic Wand Tool in that it selects areas of similar color with a single click. But the ______ then permanently deletes those areas.

Magic Eraser Tool ( E )

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Photoshop's ______ draws gradual blends between multiple colors. The Gradient Editor lets you create and customize your own gradients.

Gradient Tool * ( G )

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The ______ fills an area of similar color with your Foreground color or a pattern. The "Tolerance" value determines the range of colors that will be affected around the area where you clicked.

Paint Bucket Tool ( G )

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Used in 3D modeling, the ______ lets you sample a material from one area and then drop it into another area of your model, mesh or 3D layer.

3D Material Drop Tool ( G )

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The ______ sharpens areas you paint over.

Sharpen Tool

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The ______ in Photoshop smudges and smears the areas you paint over. It can also be used to create a finger painting effect.

Smudge Tool

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Paint over areas in the image with the ______ to lighten them.

Dodge Tool * ( O )

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The ______ will darken the areas you paint over.

Burn Tool ( O )

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Paint over areas with the ______ to increase or decrease color saturation.

Sponge Tool ( O )

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Photoshop's ______ allows you to draw extremely precise paths, vector shapes or selections.

Pen Tool * ( P )

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The ______ allows you to draw freehand paths or shapes. Anchor points are automatically added to the path as you draw.

Freeform Pen Tool ( P )

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The ______ is an easier, simplified version of the Pen Tool. New as of Photoshop CC 2018.

Curvature Pen Tool ( P )

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Use the ______ to add additional anchor points along a path.

Add Anchor Point Tool

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Click on an existing anchor point along a path with the ______ to remove the point.

Delete Anchor Point Tool

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On a path, click on a smooth anchor point with the ______ to convert it to a corner point. Click a corner point to convert it to a smooth point.

Convert Point Tool

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Known simply as the Type Tool in Photoshop, use the ______ to add standard type to your document.

Horizontal Type Tool * ( T )

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The ______ adds type vertically from top to bottom.

Vertical Type Tool ( T )

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Rather than adding editable text to your document, the ______ creates a selection outline in the shape of vertical type.

Vertical Type Mask Tool ( T )

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Like the Vertical Type Mask Tool, the ______ creates a selection outline in the shape of type. However, the type is added horizontally rather than vertically.

Horizontal Type Mask Tool ( T )

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Use the ______ (the black arrow) in Photoshop to select and move an entire path at once.

Path Selection Tool * ( A )

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Use the ______ (the white arrow) to select and move an individual path segment, anchor point or direction handle.

Direct Selection Tool ( A )

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The ______ draws rectangular vector shapes, paths or pixel shapes, with sharp or rounded corners. Press and hold Shift as you drag to force the shape into a perfect square.

Rectangle Tool * ( U )

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The ______ draws elliptical vector shapes, paths or pixel shapes. Press and hold Shift as you drag to draw a perfect circle.

Ellipse Tool ( U )

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The ______ draws triangle shapes. Hold Shift to draw an equilateral triangle, or use the Radius option to round the corners.

Triangle Tool ( U )

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The ______ draws polygonal shapes with any number of sides. Use the Star Ratio option to turn polygons into stars.

Polygon Tool ( U )

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The ______ draws straight lines or arrows. Use the Stroke color and weight to control the appearance of the line.

Line Tool ( U )

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Photoshop's ______ lets you select and draw custom shapes. Choose from Photoshop's hundreds of built-in custom shapes or create your own.

Custom Shape Tool ( U )

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The ______ lets us click and drag an image around on the screen to view different areas when zoomed in.

Hand Tool * ( H )

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Use the ______ in Photoshop to rotate the canvas so you can view and edit the image from different angles.

Rotate View Tool ( R )

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Click on the image with the ______ to zoom in on a specific area. Press and hold Alt (Win) / Option (Mac) and click with the ______ to zoom out.

Zoom Tool * ( Z )