Accessed through the Rectangle Frame Tool.Ĭreates an empty polygonal placeholder. Accessed through the Pencil Tool.Ĭreates an empty rectangular placeholder.Ĭreates an empty elliptical placeholder. Accessed through the Pencil Tool.Įrases line segments and points. Progressively smoothens a path with each pass. Accessed through the Type Tool.ĭraws hard-edged freehand strokes on an image.
Selects text or designates insertion point for adding text.Įnters and edits text on a path. Toggles the direction point on an existing pen selection (corner point or curve point). Accessed through the Pen Tool.ĭeletes anchor points from an existing pen selection. Accessed through the Direct Selection Tool.Ĭreates precise, smooth lines using anchor points.Īdds anchor points to an existing pen selection. Selects objects within objects, such as individual points on a path and objects inside groups or inside other objects.Īllows you to easily slide an image within a frame to crop it. Selected objects can be moved, resized, and have their attributes changed. Selects lines, shapes, graphics, and text boxes. This table describes each available tool and its function. The selected tool becomes the active tool and is displayed in the Toolbox. To access hidden tools, click and hold the mouse button over a tool. Any button displaying a small arrow in the bottom right corner contains hidden tools. Many tools are hidden beneath others on the Toolbox. NOTE: A check mark will appear next to Tools when the Toolbox is displayed. To maximize your work space, you can toggle between a hidden and visible Toolbox. This document will familiarize you with the tools in the Toolbox. The InDesign Toolbox contains all of the selection, drawing, and viewing tools for creating and manipulating text and objects. This article is based on legacy software. (Archives) InDesign CS3: The InDesign Toolbox