Tools overview – Adobe InDesign CS3 User Manual
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Display tool options
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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.
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.
Tools overview
Type tools
Create and format type in standard or customized blocks or paths. (See “About text frames” on page 111.)
Drawing and painting tools
Draw and style simple and complex objects, including rectangles, ellipses, polygons,
freeform shapes. (See “Draw basic lines and shapes” on page 301, “Draw with the Pencil tool” on page 302, and
“Drawing with the Pen tool” on page 304.)
Selection tools
Select (activate) objects, points, or lines. (See “Select objects” on page 358.)
Transform tools
Reshape, reorient, and resize objects. (See “Transform objects” on page 368.)
Navigation, zoom, and measuring tools
Move around in, control the view of, and measure distances in a document.
(See “Zoom in and out” on page 31 and “Rulers and measurement units” on page 45.)
The Scissors tool
Splits paths and frames. (See “Split a path using the Scissors tool” on page 313.)
The Button tool
Creates buttons to serve as triggers for various actions in interactive documents. (See “Create