Rectangular Marquee

Makes a rectangular selection and provides access to the Elliptical, Single Row, and Single Column Marquee Tools.

Lasso

Draws free-hand segments of a selection's border and provides access to the Polygonal Lasso Tool and Magnetic Lasso Tool.

Magic Wand

Selects consistently colored areas without requiring you to trace the outline and provides access to the Quick Selection Tool.

Crop

Removes unwanted portions from an image. For more information see, Cropping an Image.

Slice

Creates slices so you can separate your document into areas, which makes it more functional. It also provides access to the Slice Select Tool.

Spot Healing Brush

Corrects imperfections in an image by making them disappear into the surrounding image. It also provides access to the Healing Brush Tool, Patch Tool, and the Red Eye Tool.

Brush

Paints brush strokes onto an image and provides access to the Pencil Tool and Color Replacement Tool.

Clone Stamp

Paints a clone of an image or area of an image you have already selected. It also provides access to the Pattern Stamp Tool.

History Brush

Paints a copy of one image state or snapshot of an image into your current image's window. It also provides access to the Art History Brush Tool.

Eraser

Erases pixels wherever the mouse is clicked. It also provides access to the Background Eraser Tool and the Magic Eraser Tool.

Gradient

Creates a gradual blend between colors and also provides access to the Paint Bucket Tool. For more information, see Working with the Gradient Tool.

Blur

Softens the edges of an image. It also provides access to the Sharpen Tool and the Smudge Tool.

Dodge

Allows you to darken or lighten areas of an image. It also provides access to the Burn Tool and the Sponge Tool.

Pen

Allows you to create, edit, or smooth lines and shapes. It also provides access to the Freeform PenTool, Add Anchor Point Tool, Delete Anchor Point Tool, and the Convert Point Tool.

Horizontal Type

Allows you to insert text onto an image. It also provides access to the Vertical Type Tool, Horizontal Type Mask Tool, and the Vertical Type Mask Tool.

Path Selection

Makes shape or segment selections that show anchor points, direction lines, and direction points. It also provides access to the Direct Selection Tool.

Rectangle

Allows you to draw different shapes. It also provides access to the Rounded Rectangle Tool, Ellipse Tool, PolygonTool, Line Tool, and the Custom Shape Tool.

Notes

Allows you to add notes to any image. It also provides access to the Audio Annotation Tool.

Eyedropper

Allows you to get colors from an image to designate as a new background or foreground color. It also provides access to the Color Sampler Tool, the Ruler Tool, and the Count Tool.

Hand

Moves an image within its window.

Zoom

Magnifies or reduces the view size of an image.