MorePhotoshopTools

You need to get used to zooming in and out of your image and getting around quickly. Here are my recommendations- Command + Spacebar - This will toggle you from your current tool to the Zoom tool.

Draw a square- don't click - you can zoom in to exactly where you want by drawing a square around it with the zoom tool. Spacebar alone will toggle to the Hand tool so you can move around while zoomed in. Command + minus - Zoom out by steps Command + zero - Fit image on screen

All these tools can work together to create a selection Marque tools - Elliptical and Rectangular - Hot Key M Click and drag to create the selection. Hold the Spacebar to reposition the selection while you are creating it (don􀀂t let go of the mouse) Lasso tools - Freeform, Polygonal and Magnetic - Hot Key L Freeform - draw a selection with your mouse. When you let go it will close the selection. Polygonal - Click to start then click at next corner keep clicking. Hit enter to close or click at the first point again. Click esc if things go bad. Magnetic - works on areas of high contrast. Click to add your own anchors. Wand tools - Magic and Quick Selection- Hot Key W Magic Wand - works with color. Tolerance setting in the preferences controls how sensitive the tool is. Check Contiguous to limit the scope of the tool. Quick Selection - size is controlled with brushes pallet. Command + Right bracket to increase size, Left to decrease. Smaller brushes make a more refined selection. Move Tool - Hotkey V - Toggle to it with Command. Hold down Shift to move straight Your Best Friend - UNDO - Command + Z (one step) Command + Z + Alt/Option (multiple steps, up to thirty) History Pallet - take a snapshot!
 * Hold Shift to add to an existing selection and Alt/Option to subtract from one.