Adobe InDesign CS5 - Manual (Page 364)

358 USING INDESIGN
Drawing
Last updated 11/16/2011
• Hold down Shift as you click the anchor points you want to select.
2 Position the pointer over the anchor point or path segment that you want to act as a focal point (that is, a point that
pulls the selected path segments), and click the anchor point or path segment.
3 Drag the highlighted anchor points to adjust the path. The amount of movement of a given path segment is relative
to its distance from a highlighted point:
• Selected points that act as the focal point move with the selection tool during dragging.
• Selected points that aren’t the focal point move in tandem with the dragged focal point.
• Unselected anchor points are not affected by reshaping.
About the Position tool
The Position tool is not available in InDesign CS5. Instead, you can use the Selection tool to select and manipulate
either the frame or the content within the frame. See “ Select objects ” on page 402.
Applying line (stroke) settings
Set strokes
You can apply strokes, or line settings, to paths, shapes, text frames, and text outlines. The Stroke panel provides
control over the weight and appearance of the stroke, including how segments join, start and end shapes, and options
for corners. You can also select stroke settings in the Control panel when a path or frame is selected.
Applying strokes
A. Stroke applied to text frame B. Stroke applied to text outline C. Stroke applied to circle
If you frequently use the same stroke settings, you can save the settings in an object style, and quickly apply the same
settings to any object. For more information, see “
Object styles ” on page 213.
1 Select the path whose stroke you want to modify.
Note: When you select a path using the Selection tool , you activate a bounding box that encompasses the entire object.
If you want to see the actual path, select the path using the Direct Selection tool instead.
2 Choose Window > Stroke to display the Stroke panel.
3 For Weight, choose a stroke weight in the menu, or type a value and press Enter or Return.
Note: Strokes thinner than 0.25 point may be too thin to see when printed on high-resolution output devices such as an
imagesetter. To remove the stroke, type a value of 0 (zero).
4 If additional options are not visible, choose Show Options from the panel menu to display the other stroke
attributes.
5 Change other stroke attributes as desired.
A B C