Adobe InDesign CS4 - Manual (Page 37)

29 USING INDESIGN CS4
Workspace
Hidden tools menu
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 120.)
Drawing tools Draw and style simple and complex objects, including rectangles, ellipses, polygons, freeform shapes.
(See “ Drawing ” on page 317.)
Selection tools Select (activate) objects, points, or lines. (See “ Selecting objects ” on page 378.)
Transform tools Reshape, reorient, and resize objects. (See “ Transforming objects ” on page 384.)
Navigation tools Move around in, control the view of, and measure distances in a document. (See “ Zoom in and out ”
on page 32 and “ Rulers and measurement units ” on page 48.)
The Scissors tool Splits paths and frames. (See “ Split a path ” on page 333.)
Gallery of selection tools
See also
“ Selecting objects ” on page 378
Selection tool lets you select entire
objects. Direct Selection tool lets you select
points on a path or contents within
a frame. Position tool lets you crop and move
images in a frame.
Updated 18 June 2009