Toolbox overview (2 of 3)

The eraser tool erases pixels and restores parts of an image to a previously saved state.	The background eraser tool * erases areas to transparency by dragging.	The gradient tools create straight-line, radial , angle , reflected , and diamond , blends between colors.	The paint bucket tool fills similarly colored areas with the foreground color.
The blur tool blurs hard edges in an image.	The sharpen tool sharpens soft edges in an image.	The smudge tool smudges data in an image.	The dodge tool lightens areas in an image.
The burn tool darkens areas in an image.	The sponge tool changes the color saturation of an area.	The path selection tools * make shape or segment selections showing anchor points, direction lines, and direction points.	The type tools create type on an image.
The type mask tools * create a selection in the shape of type.	The pen tools * let you draw smooth-edged paths.	The custom shape tool * makes customized shapes selected from a custom shape list.	The annotation tools * makes notes and audio annotations that can be attached to an image.