Using The Tool Options Bar - Adobe PHOTOSHOP 6.0 Manual

The Other Cursors options control the pointers
for the following tools:
• (Photoshop) Marquee, lasso, polygon lasso,
magic wand, crop, slice, eyedropper, pen, gradient,
line, paint bucket, magnetic lasso, magnetic pen,
measure, and color sampler tools.
(ImageReady) Marquee, lasso, magic wand,
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eyedropper, paint bucket, and slice tools.
To toggle between standard and precise cursors
in some tool pointers, press Caps Lock. Press
Caps Lock again to return to your original setting.

Using the tool options bar

Most tools have options that are displayed in the
tool options bar. The options bar is context
sensitive and changes as different tools are
selected. Some settings in the options bar are
common to several tools (such as painting modes
and opacity), and some are specific to one tool
(such as the Auto Erase setting for the pencil tool).
You can move the options bar anywhere in the
work area. In Photoshop, you can dock it at the top
or bottom of the screen.
(Photoshop) The options bar includes a palette
well for storing other palettes, providing quick
access to palettes such as Swatches and Actions
that you reference briefly while using the
application. The palette well is only available
when using a screen resolution greater than
800 pixels x 600 pixels (a setting of at least
1024 x 768 is recommended).
To display the tool options bar:
Do one of the following:
Choose Window > Show Options.
•
Single-click a tool in the toolbox.
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Note: You can double-click the title bar at the left
edge to collapse the options bar, showing only the
tool icon.
Lasso options bar
To return a tool or all tools to the default settings:
Do one of the following:
• Click the tool icon on the options bar, then
choose Reset Tool or Reset All Tools from the
context menu.
• Choose Edit > Preferences > General, then click
Reset All Tools.
To move the options bar:
Do one of the following:
Drag the title bar at the left edge of the
•
options bar.
• (Photoshop) Grab the gripper bar at the left edge
of the options bar. The gripper bar will only
appear if the options bar is docked at the top or
bottom of your screen.
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