REVISION KEY POINTS
REVISION KEY POINTS
In Photoshop, if you want to cancel a crop operation and revert to the original image without
making any changes, you can simply press the Esc (Escape) key on your keyboard.
2. In Photoshop's Crop Tool, the 'Clear' option allows you to reset the crop boundary. It removes
the cropped area and restores the original canvas size
3. To rotate an image while cropping using the Crop Tool in Photoshop, you hold down the Shift
key while dragging the cursor to define the crop area.
4. In Photoshop, the non-destructive cropping feature is primarily supported by file formats
that allow for layers and transparency information. The key file formats that support non-
destructive cropping in Photoshop include:
5. The primary function of the Hand Tool in Photoshop is to navigate around your image
when you are zoomed in or when the image is larger than the visible area in the
workspace. Here’s how it works and what it allows you to do:
Navigate: When you are zoomed in on an image and part of it is out of view, the Hand Tool
allows you to click and drag within the image to move around. This is especially useful when
working on detailed edits or when inspecting different areas of a large image.
Move around the Canvas: If your image is larger than the screen or canvas size, the Hand
Tool lets you drag the image within the window to view different parts of it without changing
the zoom level.
Shortcut: The shortcut key for the Hand Tool is H. Pressing H switches to the Hand Tool
temporarily. You can also access it by holding down the spacebar, which temporarily
switches to the Hand Tool while the spacebar is held down.
6. In Photoshop, the Hand Tool automatically becomes active when you are zoomed in on
an image and the image extends beyond the visible area of the document window.
7. In Photoshop, you can duplicate a layer using the Move Tool by following these steps:
Select the Layer: Make sure the layer you want to duplicate is selected in the Layers panel.
Activate the Move Tool: Press V on your keyboard to select the Move Tool, or select it from
the toolbar.
Duplicate the Layer: With the Move Tool selected, hold down the Alt (Windows) or
Option (Mac) key on your keyboard.
8. The Magic Wand Tool in Photoshop is primarily used for selecting areas of similar color
or tone within an image.
9. When using the Magic Wand Tool in Photoshop, holding down the Shift key while
making selections allows you to add to an existing selection.
10. The tool that is often used in combination with the Magic Wand Tool to refine selections
in Photoshop is the Lasso Tool or specifically the Polygonal Lasso Tool.
11. By default, the Magic Wand Tool in Photoshop creates a contiguous selection.
12. To change the size of the Brush Tool quickly in Photoshop, you can use keyboard
shortcuts while the Brush Tool is active:
Using the Bracket Keys: Press the left bracket ([) key to decrease the brush size, and the
right bracket (]) key to increase the brush size. Each press of these keys adjusts the brush
size incrementally.
13. The Paint Bucket Tool in Photoshop is primarily used for filling areas of an image with
color or patterns. Here's how it is typically used:
14. When using the Paint Bucket Tool in graphic design or image editing software like
Adobe Photoshop, the option that allows you to control the area filled is typically the
Tolerance setting.
15. In the context of the Paint Bucket Tool in graphic design or image editing software like
Adobe Photoshop, the Contiguous option determines whether the fill operation will only
apply to pixels that are adjacent and connected to the pixel you click on, or if it will fill
all pixels of the same color throughout the entire image.
16. The Burn Tool in Photoshop is used to darken or deepen specific areas of an image. It's
primarily used for shading, enhancing shadows, and adding depth to photographs or
digital artwork. Here are its main uses:
17. To activate the Burn Tool in Photoshop using a keyboard shortcut, you can press the
letter O on your keyboard.
18. The Burn Tool in digital image editing software, such as Adobe Photoshop, affects areas
based on their tonal values. Specifically, it darkens areas of an image where it is applied.
The tool works by increasing the exposure of the shadows and midtones in the selected
areas, thereby making them darker.
19. In the Burn Tool, the Exposure setting controls the intensity or strength of the darkening
effect applied to the areas of the image where the tool is used. Here's how it works:
20. The Dodge Tool in Photoshop is primarily used to lighten areas of an image based on
their tonal values.
21. In Photoshop, you can activate the Dodge Tool using the keyboard shortcut: O
Pressing the O key will cycle through the Dodge Tool, Burn Tool, and Sponge Tool (in that
order) when you have the Brush Tool active. If you want to specifically activate the Dodge
Tool without cycling through the other tools, you can press Shift + O to toggle between the
Dodge Tool and the Burn Tool.
22. the Type Tool in Photoshop is essential for adding, editing, and formatting text directly within
your images or design projects, offering a versatile way to incorporate textual elements into
your digital creations.
23. In Photoshop, you can activate the Type Tool using the keyboard shortcut: T