Adobe 29180155 - Photoshop Elements 4.0 Tutorial page 22

Select a tool
Do one of the following:
Click a tool in the toolbox. If there are additional tool options, they are displayed in the Tool Options bar. Click the tool you
want to select.
Press the tool's keyboard shortcut. The keyboard shortcut is displayed in its tool tip. For example, you can select the Brush
tool by pressing the B key.
Set Edit preferences
1. In Windows, choose Edit > Preferences > General. In Mac, choose Photoshop Elements > Preferences > General.
2. Set one or more of the following options, and click OK.
Select Show Tool Tips to show or hide tool tips.
Select Use Shift Key For Tool Switch to cycle through a set of hidden tools by holding down the Shift key. When this
option is deselected, you can cycle through a set of tool options by pressing the shortcut key (without holding down Shift).
For example, pressing B on your keyboard repeatedly, cycles through all the Brush tool options (Brush, Impressionist
Brush, and Color Replacement tools)
Set the appearance of a tool pointer
1. In Windows, choose Edit > Preferences > Display & Cursors. In Mac, choose Photoshop Elements > Preferences > Display &
Cursors.
2. Select a setting for the Painting Cursors:
Standard Displays pointers as tool icons.
Precise Displays pointers as cross-hairs.
Normal Brush Tip Displays pointers as circles at 50% of the size you specify for the brush.
Full Size Brush Tip Displays pointers as circles at the full size you specify for the brush.
Show Crosshair In Brush Tip
Brush Tip.
3. Select a setting for Other Cursors:
Standard Displays pointers as tool icons.
Precise Displays pointers as cross-hairs.
Resize or change the hardness of painting cursors by dragging
You can resize or change the hardness of a painting cursor by dragging in the image. As you drag, you preview both the size and hardness of the
painting tool.
To resize a cursor, right-click + press Alt (Windows only), and drag to the left or right.
To change the hardness of a cursor, right-click + press Alt (Windows only), and drag up or down.
Set tool options
The Tool Options bar appears above the taskbar at the bottom of the Photoshop Elements window. The Tool Options bar displays different options
when you select different tools.
Displays cross-hairs in the circles when you choose either Normal Brush Tip or Full Size
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