Tools of Indesign

Tools Overview

To display Toolbox:

Choose Windows > Tools

To display tool options

Double-click a tool in the toolbox.

To display hidden tools:

• In the toolbox, position the pointer over a tool that has hidden tools and hold down the mouse button. • When the hidden tools appear, select a tool.

Functions of Tools:

Type tools

Create and format type in standard or customized blocks or paths.

Drawing and painting tools

Draw and style simple and complex objects, including rectangles, ellipses, polygons, freeform shapes.

Selection tools

Select (activate) objects, points, or lines.

Transform tools

Reshape, reorient, and resize objects.

Navigation, zoom, and measuring tools

Move around in, control the view of, and measure distances in a document.

The Scissors tool

Splits paths and frames.

The Button tool

Creates buttons to serve as triggers for various actions in interactive documents.