Click, click, click. Get a bunch of digiscrappers in a room and all you hear are clicks. And that’s great – it means the creative juices are flowing and some great memories are being preserved. And I would venture to guess most of the clicks are left-clicks. Because that’s what makes a mouse, um.. well – mouse. But let’s not forget the right-click key (Mac users – option-click): Look at all of the cool functions you can access in Photoshop or Elements with a simple right-click:
Marquee Tool:
Zoom Tool
Brush Tool
And here’s a bonus: try shift-right-clicking to get different options. Doing that with the brush tools gets you all of these goodies:
Using shortcuts like these just allows you to work more efficiently and concentrate on your creativity! So what are some of your favorite shortcuts to help you scrap faster?
Till next week – keep scrappin’
Stan
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May 4, 2009
Dana
This is a great tip. I tend to left click all the time.
Thanks!