Adobe CS5 Common Tools

Adobe CS5 is full of tools, most identified with little icons that hint at their functions. For example, use the tool that looks like a brush if you want to create brush marks. (Smart, huh?) Peruse this table that shows the most common Adobe CS5 tools and what each one does.

Tool	What You Can Do with It
Selection	Select elements in the document.
Marquee	Select elements in a document using a rectangular or oval shape.
Lasso	Make freehand selections in a document.
Magic Wand	Select similar adjoining colors in a document.
Pencil	Make freehand solid marks (with a hard edge) in the document.
Pen	Create vector paths in a document.
Brush	Create painterly brush marks in the document; brushes vary in size, shape, and pattern.
Text	Add text to the document.
Shape	Create various shapes in the document.
Scale	Increase or decrease the scale (size) of an element in the document.
Hand	Move the contents of the document for viewing purposes.
Zoom	Change the magnification of the document.

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