Adobe InDesign CS5 - Manual (Page 40)

34 USING INDESIGN
Workspace
Last updated 11/16/2011
More Help topics
“ Understanding paths and shapes ” on page 340
Gallery of transformation tools
More Help topics
“ Transforming objects ” on page 408
Erase tool lets you delete
points on a path. Line tool lets you draw a
line segment. Rectangle Frame tool lets
you create a square or
rectangle placeholder. Ellipse Frame tool lets you
create a circle or oval
placeholder.
Polygon Frame tool lets
you create a multi-sided
shape placeholder. Rectangle tool lets you
create a square or
rectangle. Ellipse tool lets you create
a circle or oval. Polygon tool lets you
create multi-sided shape.
Free Transform tool lets
you rotate, scale, or shear
an object. Rotate tool lets you rotate
objects around a fixed
point. Scale tool lets you resize
objects around a fixed
point. Shear tool lets you skew
objects around a fixed
point.