The tools comprising the third group are shown in the image on the screen. It is a wide-ranging collection consisting of a Pen Tool, a Type Tool, a Measure Tool, a Gradient Tool, Paint Bucket Tool (Fill) and Eyedropper Tool.

The Pen tool can be used to make precision selections using smooth-edged paths. It can be used to edit the location of each point and also to manipulate the shape of the line connecting them. The Pen tools with its seven options are shown in the image on the screen. They are Pen, Magnetic Pen, Freeform Pen, Add Anchor Point, Delete Anchor Point, Direct Select and Convert Point.

The Type tool is used for adding text onto an image. The Type tools with its various options are shown in the image on the screen. The Type tool provides standard Type and Type Mask options for both vertical and horizontal text.

The Measure tool shown in the image on the screen ascertains the distance between two points in an image. It is used in conjunction with the Info palette.

The Gradient tool is used to create a color fade from the foreground color to the background color within the confines of a selection, which can even stretch across the entire page. The Gradient tool shown in the image on the screen includes Linear Gradient, Radial Gradient, Angle Gradient, Reflected Gradient and Diamond Gradient. We can use two or more colors for creating a Gradient.

The Paint Bucket tool is used to fill a selected area of an image with a foreground color. The tool is shown in the image on the screen.

The Eyedropper tool shown in the image on the screen is used to pick color from an existing image. This tool comes in very handy for creating Web graphics.

The tools that make up the fourth group are shown in the image on the screen. These tools are used to enable editing more conveniently.

The Hand tool as shown in the image on the screen is used to move an image inside the work area. The tool positions the image within the viewing window by scrolling to the area.

The Zoom tool is shown in the image on the screen. This tool is used to increase or decrease the magnification of an image for precision drawing or painting.

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