Doing a Tool Switching the Easy Way

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Doing a Tool Switching the Easy Way Aug 31, 2017 23:34:54 GMT

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Post by Sepiana on Aug 31, 2017 23:34:54 GMT

Sometimes, when you are working with the Brush tool, you may want to pick up a new color from your photo or project for the foreground color, i.e., a new color to be used by this tool. This is usually done in four steps:

1. Leave the Brush tool.
2. Activate the Color Picker tool (Shortcut = I).
3. Pick a new color.
4. Reactivate the Brush tool.

Fortunately, there is a shortcut that enables you to simplify your workflow by just toggling these two tools.

Press the Alt key (Option key on a Mac) on your keyboard.

This will temporarily change the Brush tool into the Color Picker tool. To return to the Brush tool, . . . just release the Alt/Option key.

NOTE: The Color Picker tool was named "Eyedropper" in earlier versions of Elements.

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Major Major Senior Contributor Posts: 1,642 Open to constructive criticism of photos: Yes	Doing a Tool Switching the Easy Way Sept 1, 2017 13:24:16 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Major Major on Sept 1, 2017 13:24:16 GMT Great tip.
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Sepiana Administrator Posts: 19,017 Open to constructive criticism of photos: Yes	Doing a Tool Switching the Easy Way Sept 1, 2017 17:02:32 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Sepiana on Sept 1, 2017 17:02:32 GMT Craig, thanks! Hope you can make good use of it!
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flora Junior Forum Member Posts: 55 Open to constructive criticism of photos: Yes	Doing a Tool Switching the Easy Way Sept 23, 2017 1:18:55 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by flora on Sept 23, 2017 1:18:55 GMT Very useful. Thanks. I had two colours in the background/foreground and could select either for my brush. Useful if you are working with two particular colours.
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Sepiana Administrator Posts: 19,017 Open to constructive criticism of photos: Yes	Doing a Tool Switching the Easy Way Sept 23, 2017 1:50:06 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Sepiana on Sept 23, 2017 1:50:06 GMT You are most welcome! Pleased you find this tip useful.
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Post by Sepiana on Aug 31, 2017 23:34:54 GMT

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