Adobe InDesign CS3 - Manual (Page 322)

INDESIGN CS3
User Guide
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Crop content using the Position tool
The Position tool in InDesign functions similarly to the Crop tool in Adobe PageMaker. The Position tool works
in conjunction with the Selection tool to help control the placement of content within a frame as well as change
the size of the frame.
The Position tool is dynamic, automatically changing to reflect different states. When it’s placed directly over a
graphic, it changes to the Hand tool, to indicate that you can drag the content within a frame. When it’s over a text
frame, it changes to an I-beam, to indicate a text insertion point.
You can also use the Position tool to adjust inline images and nonimage content, such as text frames and buttons.
1 Put the pointer over the Direct Selection tool in the toolbox, and hold down the mouse button. When the
Position tool appears, select the tool.
Selecting the Position tool from the toolbox
2 Select the frame of the graphic that you want to crop.
Important: Make sure you select the frame and not the graphic itself.
3 To resize the graphics frame, place the Position tool over any handle on the frame, and drag until only the part of
the graphic you want in your document remains. To show more of the graphic, drag away from the center of the
graphic.
Resizing a graphics frame
A. Increasing frame B. Decreasing frame
4 To move the graphic within the frame, place the Position tool over the contents of the graphics frame, and drag
the contents. The Position tool automatically changes to the Hand tool when over the content of the frame.
B A