Missing rectangle tool PSE 9

The rectangle tool does not show up in my toolbar. I've tried everything I can to get it to appear.
Note: all other tools are in the toolbar and working fine. Also I'm using a Mac.
I've tried the following remedies:
- reset tools
- look under edit to click on "full" (there's not "full button there")
- look for arrows; but there's not rectangle box to begin with
- in other toolbar pictures there's a box right under the gradient tool, not on mine
- tried command "U"
Help!
P.S. does this have anything to do with the install being a trial version?

No, it has nothing to do with it being a trial.
in other toolbar pictures there's a box right under the gradient tool, not on mine
Many tools in PSE are actually toolsets. If you click-hold whatever currently shows under the gradient tool, you'll get a popout menu of all the shape tools that live in that slot:
Any tool that shows the tiny hard-to-see black flyspeck arrow at the lower right of its icon is actually a set with several tools sharing its slot.

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