Adobe InDesign CS4 - Manual (Page 36)

28 USING INDESIGN CS4
Workspace
Select a tool from the default toolbox by clicking it. The toolbox also contains several hidden tools related to the visible
tools. Hidden tools are indicated by arrows to the right of the tool icons. Select a hidden tool by clicking and holding
the current tool in
the toolbox and then selecting the tool that you want.
The name of the tool and its keyboard shortcut appear when you hold the pointer over the tool—this text is called the
tool tip. You can turn off tool tips by choosing None from the Tool Tips menu in Interface preferences.
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)
Position (Shift+A)
Drawing and
Type tools
Pen (P)
Add Anchor Point (=)
Delete Anchor Point (-)
Convert Direction
Point (Shift+C)
Type (T)
Type On a Path (Shift+T)
Pencil (N)
Smooth
Erase
Line (\)
Rectangle Frame (F)
Ellipse Frame
Polygon Frame
Rectangle (M)
Ellipse (L)
Polygon
Transformation tools
Rotate (R)
Scale (S)
Shear (O)
Scissors (C)
Free Transform (E)
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
Updated 18 June 2009