Using The Tool Options Bar - Adobe 13101332 - Photoshop - Mac User Manual

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The Other Cursors options control the pointers for the following tools:
(Photoshop) Marquee, lasso, polygon lasso, magic wand, crop, slice, patch, eyedropper,
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pen, gradient, line, paint bucket, magnetic lasso, magnetic pen, measure, and color
sampler tools.
(ImageReady) Marquee, lasso, magic wand, eyedropper, paint bucket, and slice tools.
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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, and dock it at the top or bottom
of the screen.
To display the tool options bar:
Do one of the following:
Choose Window > Options.
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Click a tool in the toolbox.
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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
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context menu.
(ImageReady) In Windows or Mac OS 9.x, choose Edit > Preferences > General, then click
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Reset All Tools.
(ImageReady) In Mac OS X, choose ImageReady > Preferences > General, then click
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Reset All Tools.
To move the options bar:
Drag the options bar by the gripper bar at its left edge.
Using the palette well (Photoshop)
The Photoshop options bar includes a palette well that helps you organize and manage
palettes. 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).
Palettes are considered hidden when stored in the palette well. Clicking on the title of a
palette stored in the well shows the palette until you click outside the palette.
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