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Gallery of selection tools, Gallery of drawing and type tools – Adobe InDesign CS5 User Manual

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Gallery of selection tools

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Selecting objects

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Gallery of drawing and type tools

Selection tool lets you
select entire objects.

Direct Selection tool lets
you select points on a path
or contents within a
frame.

Page tool lets you create
multiple page sizes within
a document.

Gap tool lets you adjust
the space between objects.

Pen tool lets you draw
straight and curved paths.

Add Anchor Point tool
lets you add anchor points
to a path.

Delete Anchor Point tool
lets you remove anchor
points from a path.

Convert Direction Point
tool lets you convert
corner points and smooth
points.

Type tool lets you create
text frames and select
text.

Type on a Path tool lets
you create and edit type
on paths.

Pencil tool lets you draw a
freeform path.

Smooth tool lets you
remove excess angles from
a path.