The Options bar was a welcomed addition to Photoshop because it eliminated the need to access a separate options palette for each tool. The bar remains available at all times, docked beneath the menu bar (unless you decide to hide it for some bizarre reason), and the options change as you switch tools.
Because the Options bar changes its appearance with each active tool, it’s difficult to explain all the components you might find there; but every Options bar does have some characteristics in common:
-->Gripper bar: Grab this bar and drag to undock or dock the Options bar at the top or bottom of the Photoshop window. You can also let the Options bar float anywhere in the working space.
-->Tool options: This box displays the icon of the currently active tool and may include some options for that tool.
-->Options pop-up menu: The Options bar may have a pop-up menu that includes a selection of brush tips (for painting and erasing tools), a flyout-type options menu that lets you select presets (saved settings) for various tools, and additional options, such as the size of the icons used to represent brush tips. You may also reset a particular tool or all tools to their Photoshop default values.
-->Bar options: Additional options, such as mode, opacity, feather, type styles, and fonts are arrayed on the rest of the Options bar.
-->File Browser button: The File Browser button (a folder with magnifying glass icon) allows you to display and hide the File Browser window with a mere click. The File Browser button is a new member to the Options bar.
-->Palette Well: If your monitor has a screen resolution higher than 800 x 600 pixels, the Palette Well appears at the right side of the Options bar. You can drag palettes from their groups into the Palette Well, where only their tabs appear. Click the tab and the palette appears, ready for use. When you click again in your document, the palette shrinks down to its tab. The Palette Well is a great tool for keeping your frequently used palettes accessible. I like to keep some palettes, particularly the Layers and Channels palettes, open in the workspace at all times, but some others (such as the Swatches or Styles palettes) don’t need to be visible on-screen at all times.
Because the Options bar changes its appearance with each active tool, it’s difficult to explain all the components you might find there; but every Options bar does have some characteristics in common:
-->Gripper bar: Grab this bar and drag to undock or dock the Options bar at the top or bottom of the Photoshop window. You can also let the Options bar float anywhere in the working space.
-->Tool options: This box displays the icon of the currently active tool and may include some options for that tool.
-->Options pop-up menu: The Options bar may have a pop-up menu that includes a selection of brush tips (for painting and erasing tools), a flyout-type options menu that lets you select presets (saved settings) for various tools, and additional options, such as the size of the icons used to represent brush tips. You may also reset a particular tool or all tools to their Photoshop default values.
-->Bar options: Additional options, such as mode, opacity, feather, type styles, and fonts are arrayed on the rest of the Options bar.
-->File Browser button: The File Browser button (a folder with magnifying glass icon) allows you to display and hide the File Browser window with a mere click. The File Browser button is a new member to the Options bar.
-->Palette Well: If your monitor has a screen resolution higher than 800 x 600 pixels, the Palette Well appears at the right side of the Options bar. You can drag palettes from their groups into the Palette Well, where only their tabs appear. Click the tab and the palette appears, ready for use. When you click again in your document, the palette shrinks down to its tab. The Palette Well is a great tool for keeping your frequently used palettes accessible. I like to keep some palettes, particularly the Layers and Channels palettes, open in the workspace at all times, but some others (such as the Swatches or Styles palettes) don’t need to be visible on-screen at all times.
Simplifying your edits with the Options bar in Photoshop
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