How can I make Preview behave more like it used to?

I use Preview a LOT for doing things like annotating screenshots for IT helpdesk stuff.
In 10.9 it was invaluable; but the version in 10.10 seems to be a bad step backwards. I used to be able to select a tool, like text, a line, or oval, for example, and it would stick, and let me draw the item where I wanted it to go, like an actual graphics program.
Now I have to reselect the tool each time, and it plops some default shape in the middle of the image that I then have to drag and resize to suit my needs. Needless to say this is making my task annoyingly repetitive and longer than necessary. The preferences are useless. Any hints or secrets to m,making Preview a useful graphics tool again?

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Diamond Dave wrote:
1. In the Finder, clicking Go -> Recent Folders gives the 10 most recently opened folders. Is there a way to change this number?
AFAIK, there's no default setting to change that. Take a look at defaults for Finder.
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