Adobe InDesign CS5 - Manual (Page 37)

31 USING INDESIGN
Workspace
Last updated 11/16/2011
Open the Tool Hints panel (choose Window > Utilities > Tool Hints) to see which shortcut and modifier keys work
with the selected tool.
Display the toolbox
❖ Choose Window > Tools.
Display tool options
❖ Double-click a tool in the toolbox.
This procedure works only for some tools, such as the Eyedropper, Pencil, and Polygon tools.
Display and select hidden tools
1 In the toolbox, position the pointer over a tool that has hidden tools and hold down the mouse button.
2 When the hidden tools appear, select a tool.
A
B
D
C
Indicates default tool * Keyboard shortcuts appear in parenthesis
Selection tools
Selection (V, Escape)*
Direct Selection (A)
Page (Shift + P)
Gap (U)
Drawing and
Type tools
Type (T)
Type On a Path (Shift+T)
Line (\)
Pen (P)
Add Anchor Point (=)
Delete Anchor Point (-)
Convert Direction
Point (Shift+C)
Pencil (N)
Smooth
Erase
Rectangle Frame (F)
Ellipse Frame
Polygon Frame
Rectangle (M)
Ellipse (L)
Polygon
Transformation tools
Scissors (C)
Free Transform (E)
Rotate (R)
Scale (S)
Shear (O)
Gradient Swatch (G)
Gradient Feather
(Shift+G)
Modification and
Navigation tools
Note
Eyedropper (I)
Measure (K)
Hand (H)
Zoom (Z)
Toolbox overview
B
A
C
D