Adobe InDesign - Manual (Page 84)

When you select a frame, the Control panel displays options for resizing, repositioning, skewing, and rotating the frame, or applying an object
style.
When you select text inside a frame, the Control panel displays either character or paragraph options. Click the paragraph and character
icons on the left side of the Control panel to determine whether paragraph or character options are displayed. If your monitor size and
resolution allows, the Control panel displays additional options. For example, if the character icon is selected, all the character options are
displayed, and some paragraph options appear on the right of the Control panel. If you click the paragraph icon, all paragraph options are
displayed, and some character options appear on the right.
When you select a table cell, the Control panel displays options for adjusting row and column dimensions, merging cells, aligning text, and
adding strokes.
As the options in the Control panel change, you can get more information about each option by using tool tips—pop-up descriptions that appear
when you hover over an icon or option label with the pointer.
Control panel with tool tip displayed
Control panel menu
To open dialog boxes associated with Control panel icons, Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) as you click a Control panel icon. For
example, when a frame is selected, hold down Alt or Option and click the Rotation Angle icon to open the Rotate dialog box.
Display the panel menu
Click the icon to the right of the Control panel.
Dock or float the Control panel
Do one of the following:
Drag the vertical bar on the left side of the Control panel until the toolbar is docked to the top or bottom of the application window
(Windows) or screen (Mac OS).
Choose Dock At Top, Dock At Bottom, or Float from the Control panel menu.
Customize the Control panel
1. Choose Customize from the Control panel menu locatedd on the right side of the Control panel.
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