The toolbox may be the single most important component of the work area, as it contains most of the tools you’ll use for selecting, moving, cropping, retouching, and enhancing your images. The tools are arranged in the general order you’ll be using them, with the most commonly used selection tools near the top, through to the painting, drawing, and color selection tools toward the bottom. The toolbar is docked on the left edge of the work area where the tools are displayed in a single, long column. If you prefer, the toolbar can be pulled a short distance from the left edge, where it will display the tools in Adobe’s more common, two-column format

The toolbox contains tools for creating and editing images. You can use them to make selections, paint, draw, and easily perform sophisticated photo-retouch operations. Hover the pointer over any tool icon to see a tip that displays the tool’s name and keyboard shortcut.

A small triangle next to a tool icon indicates additional tools. Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac) to see a menu of these hidden tools.

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