Adobe InDesign CS5 - Manual (Page 38)

32 USING INDESIGN
Workspace
Last updated 11/16/2011
Hidden tools menu
Select tools temporarily
1 When one tool is selected, hold down the keyboard shortcut of a different tool.
2 With the keyboard shortcut still held down, perform an action.
3 Release the keyboard shortcut to return to the previous tool.
For example, if the Gap tool is selected, hold down the V key to temporarily use the Selection tool. When you release
the V key, the Gap tool is selected.
View tool hints
The Tool Hints panel describes how modifier keys work with the selected tool.
1 Choose Window > Utilities > Tool Hints to display the Tool Hints panel.
2 Select a tool in the toolbox to view a description of that tool and its modifier keys and shortcuts.
Change the toolbox layout
1 Choose Edit > Preferences > Interface (Windows) or InDesign > Preferences > Interface (Mac OS).
2 Choose a layout option from the Floating Tools Panel menu and click OK.
You can also click the double arrow icon at the top of the toolbox to change the toolbox layout.
Tools overview
Type tools Create and format type in standard or customized blocks or paths. (See “ Create text frames ” on page 128.)
Drawing tools Draw and style simple and complex objects, including rectangles, ellipses, polygons, freeform shapes.
(See “ Drawing ” on page 340.)
Selection tools Select (activate) objects, points, or lines. (See “ Selecting objects ” on page 402.)
Transform tools Reshape, reorient, and resize objects. (See “ Transforming objects ” on page 408.)
Navigation tools Move around in, control the view of, and measure distances in a document. (See “ Zoom in and out ”
on page 35 and “ Rulers and measurement units ” on page 49.)
The Scissors tool Splits paths and frames. (See “ Split a path ” on page 356.)