Chapter 13— The Toolbar |Tool Options Bar 89

Chapter 13

The Toolbar

Tool Options Bar

The tool options bar can be found directly beneath the toolbar and provides access to controls specific to a
tool. The crop tool, auto retouch brush, lasso and marquee tools, selection brush, selection gradient, and
fill/ remove tools all utilize the tool options bar to display additional controls.

Direct Select Tool

The direct select tool enables you to select many of the different objects within CaptureNX 2.
• Multiple objects can be selected by holding down the Ctrl key (Windows) or command key (Macintosh)
when selecting additional objects.
• A range of objects can be selected by clicking on the first object of the desired range and then holding
down the Shift key and clicking on the last object of the desired range.
• Control points within an image window as well as thumbnails within the browser can be selected by
clicking and drawing a bounding box around the Control points or thumbnails that you want to select.
The following object types can be selected:
• Control points
• Images in the browser
•Steps in the Edit List palette
APlease note: Only one type of object can be selected at a time.
Shortcut
A key