The type tool creates text for placement on images. Shift -clicking rebuilds the font menu. This way, you can install new fonts and have Photoshop detect them without reloading Photoshop.
Option temporarily activates the eyedropper.
Command temporarily activates the move tool . Option subtracts to the selection if another selection is active. Puts new type of the foreground colour into a new layer. The type dialog box is fairly straightforward and simple to navigate. It allows you to choose the font, the leading, the spacing, the alignment, and the type style.