1. Selection Tools:

   • Marquee: Create rectangular, elliptical, single row/column, and freeform selections. Use them to isolate specific areas for editing.

   • Lasso: Make freehand selections by dragging around the desired area.

   • Magic Wand: Select areas of similar color with a single click.

   • Quick Selection: Quickly select an area by dragging over it; it automatically refines the selection as you move.

2. Editing Tools:

   • Crop: Trim and resize images by dragging the bounding box.

   • Move: Move selected layers or objects around the canvas.

   • Transform: Resize, rotate, skew, and distort selected layers or objects.

   • Brush: Paint with various colors, shapes, and textures.

   • Eraser: Remove pixels from an image.

   • Clone Stamp: Copy and paste pixels from one area to another.

   • Smudge: Blend and smear pixels to create effects like motion blur.

3. Type Tools:

   • Horizontal Type: Create horizontal text.

   • Vertical Type: Create vertical text.

   • Type Mask: Create a mask based on text, allowing you to apply effects or adjustments to specific areas.

4. Adjustment Tools:

   • Brightness/Contrast: Adjust the overall brightness and contrast of an image.

   • Hue/Saturation: Adjust the color hue, saturation, and lightness.

   • Levels: Fine-tune the tonal range of an image.

   • Curves: Create precise adjustments to the tonal range.

   • Color Balance: Adjust the balance of red, green, and blue tones.

5. Filters:

   • Blur: Soften or blur parts of an image.

   • Sharpen: Enhance the sharpness of details.

   • Noise Reduction: Reduce grain or noise in an image.

   • Liquify: Warp and distort images in creative ways.

How to Use These Tools:

1. Select the tool: Click on the tool icon in the toolbar.

2. Adjust settings (if applicable): Change brush size, hardness, opacity, etc., in the options bar.

3. Apply the tool to your image: Click, drag, or use keyboard shortcuts as needed.

Additional Tips:

• Experiment with different tools and settings to see what effects you can create.

• Use keyboard shortcuts for faster workflow.

• Practice regularly to improve your skills.

• Refer to Photoshop's extensive documentation and tutorials for in-depth guidance.

I hope this quick guide helps you get started with Photoshop's basic tools!