PS Module 2: Using Selection Tools and Shortcut Keys

Designing a preliminary layout sketch to help you make choices about placement, size, perspective, and spacing is referred to as creating a ____.

• thumbnail

• rough

• storyboard

• straw

Which of the following is necessary to keep in mind as you choose a selection tool?

• the destination of the paste

• the background around the selection

• the contrast between the selection and its surroundings

• the format of the source

The ________ are used with layers.

• Layer tools

• distribute button

• align buttons

• Auto-Align layers

The Elliptical Marquee Tool allows you to select a(n) ____ area.

• elliptical

• polygonal

• oval

• circular

There are several reasons to create keyboard shortcuts, including when you need to _____

• activate menu commands quickly

• activate menu commands with the mouse rather than the keyboard

• when you frequently use the same command

• when you are making precise edits that would take a long time if using a mouse command

As shown in the accompanying figure, ____ is the technique photographers, designers, and artists use to create the illusion of three dimensions on a flat or two-dimensional surface.

• resolution

• dimensionality

• layout

• perspective

____ tools are useful when the part of an image or photo that you wish to select fits into rectangular or elliptical shapes

• Preset

• Constrained

• Marquee

• Fixed

If you press the ____ key while drawing a selection using a tool shown in the accompanying figure, the marquee is created from the center.

• Shift

• CTRL

• ALT

• F6

The Single Row Marquee tool shown in the accompanying figure allows you to select a single row of ____.

• icons

• characters

• pixels

• bits

Pressing ____ while drawing a selection using one of the tools in the accompanying figure starts from the center and constrains the proportions.

• SHIFT+ALT

• CTRL+ALT

• the ALT key

• the F6 key