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Using tool pointers


When you select most tools, the mouse pointer matches the tool's icon. The marquee pointer appears by default as cross hairs, the text tool pointer appears as an I-beam, and painting tools default to the Brush Size icon.

To set the tool pointer appearance:

1 Choose Edit > Preferences > Display & Cursors.

2 Choose a tool pointer setting:
  • Click Standard under Paintings Cursors, Other Cursors, or both to display pointers as tool icons.
  • Click Precise under Painting Cursors, Other Cursors, or both to display pointers as cross hairs.
  • Click Brush Size under Painting Cursors to display the painting tool cursors as brush shapes representing the size of the current brush. Brush Size cursors may not display for very large brushes.

    • 3 Click OK.

    The Painting Cursors options control the pointers for the eraser, pencil, airbrush, paintbrush, impressionist brush, background eraser, magic eraser, red eye brush, clone stamp, pattern stamp, and the smudge, blur, sharpen, dodge, burn, and sponge tools.

    The Other Cursors options control the pointers for the marquee, lasso, magic wand, crop, eyedropper, gradient, paint bucket, shape, hand, and zoom tools.

    To toggle between standard and precise cursors in some tool pointers, press Caps Lock. Press Caps Lock again to return to your original setting.

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