Set options for a tool or menu item

To set the options of a tool or menu item, double-click the tool icon or choose the option box icon next to the menu item name.

Tools and menu items with options you can change are marked with an option box icon: .

To open the options box for a tool, double-click the tool icon.
To open the options box for a menu item, click the box icon next to the item name instead of the item name.

Tip:
You can also hold and click a tool icon or menu item to open its option box.

Micro-sliders

Text fields and slider widgets are equipped with a feature called a micro-slider, which allows you to finely adjust any numeric value option.

To use a micro-slider, hold down the (Windows) or (Mac) key, then click in the numeric field and drag the mouse.

All option windows contain a Reset button at the bottom.

For a Palette or Menu tool, the Reset button always restores the default (factory installed) option settings.
For a Shelf tool, Reset restores the option settings that were set in the tool when Alias started.

I’m constantly using the same tool with different settings?

Drag “custom” copies of the tool with different settings to the shelf.