What is the options bar used for?

The options bar is used to choose settings for each tool (e.g., opacity, fade distance, blending mode).

What is an option bar?

The Options Bar is the horizontal bar that runs underneath the Menu Bar in Photoshop. You can turn it on and off through the Windows menu, so if you don’t see it on your screen, you definitely want to turn it on with Window > Options. The job of the Options Bar is to set the options of the tool you are about to use.

How do I open the Options bar in Photoshop?

To show or hide the options bar, choose Window > Options. To return tools to their default settings, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the tool icon in the options bar, and then choose Reset Tool or Reset All Tools from the context menu.

Why is sharpen edges grayed out?

In the image shown, why is Sharpen Edges grayed out? The filter doesn’t work on a 32-bit image. The filter requires a selection to be made first.

How does the spot healing brush tool work?

The spot healing brush is the default healing tool in Photoshop and can be used to clone areas from an image and blend the pixels from the sampled area seamlessly with the target area. The basic principle is that the texture from the sample area is blended with the color and luminosity surrounding wherever you paint.

How do I change the options in Photoshop?

Open a preferences dialog box macOS: Choose Photoshop > Preferences and then choose the desired preference set from the submenu. To switch to a different preference set, do one of the following: Choose the preference set from the menu at the left of the dialog box.

Why is place embedded greyed out?

They will be grayed out if there are no open documents. And also grayed out if the open document does not support layers like a bitmap document.

What is the difference between healing and spot healing brush?

The main difference between this and the standard healing brush is that the spot healing brush requires no source point. You simply click on the blemishes you want to get rid of (or drag with the tool to paint over the larger areas you wish to repair) and the spot healing brush works out the rest for you.