Erasing; To Use The Eraser Tool - Adobe PHOTOSHOP CS2 User Manual

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To use the Eraser tool

The Eraser tool changes pixels in the image as you drag through them. If you're working in the background or in a
layer with transparency locked, the pixels change to the background color; otherwise, the pixels are erased to trans­
parency. You can also use the eraser to return the affected area to a state selected in the History palette.
1 Select the Eraser tool
Do the following in the options bar:
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Choose a brush and set brush options (Photoshop), or choose a preset brush (ImageReady). This option is not
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available for Block mode.
Choose a mode for the eraser—Brush (Photoshop), Paintbrush (ImageReady), Airbrush (ImageReady), Pencil, or
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Block.
• Specify an opacity to define the strength of the erasure. An opacity of 100% erases pixels completely. A lower
opacity erases pixels partially. (This option is not available for Block mode in Photoshop.)
(Photoshop) In Brush mode, specify a flow rate. Flow specifies how quickly paint is applied by the tool.
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• (Photoshop) In Brush mode, click the airbrush button
(Photoshop) To erase to a saved state or snapshot of the image, click the left column of the state or snapshot in the
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History palette, and then select Erase To History in the options bar.
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