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Gallery of drawing and type tools – Adobe InDesign CS4 User Manual

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USING INDESIGN CS4

Workspace

Gallery of drawing and type tools

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.

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.

Updated 18 June 2009