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| History | Palette that allows you to move to any recent state of an image up to the last 20. |
| Snapshot | In History Pallete, permanent copy of an action. |
| Navigator | Palette that changes the zoom and view area of an image. |
| Burn tool | Darkens an area |
| Dodge tool | Lightens an area |
| Art History Brush tool | Makes pixel look like strokes in a painting |
| Clone Stamp tool | Duplicates an area of a picture. |
| Alt key | Key used to set sample for painting tools and duplicate selected images. |
| Spot Healing Brush tool | Blends area around it; no sample, covers area with a dark gray color while brushing. |
| Healing Brush tool | Corrects flaws and imperfections; uses sample point. |
| Patch tool | Disguise problems and flaws by cloning or copying; draw around area to be changed, drag to area to match. |
| Unsharp mask | Used to sharpen images |
| Sponge tool | Changes color saturation (intensity). |
| Lens correction | Used for angle and perspective errors. |
| Gradient tool | Creates blends between colors in different designs. |
| Blur tool | Softens hard edges in an image. |
| Smudge tool | Softens so details are not visible. |
| Paint Bucket tool | Fills similarly colored areas with the foreground color. |
| Pattern Stamp tool | Use this to paint using a wood, bubble, etc. |
| Duplicate Layer | To keep the original in tact, do this before making corrections. |
| Rulers | View menu |
| Black triangle | Right-click to get additional related tools. |
| Eraser | Used to rub out a portion of the image. |
| Lasso Tools | The tools used to make free-hand, polygonal and magnetic selections. |
| Text | Use this tool to type your name. |