InDesign Tools Flashcards
What does the Selection tool do?
The selection tool lets you select entire objects.
What does the Page tool do?
Page tool lets you create multiple page sizes within a document.
What do these tools do?
The Pen tool lets you draw straight and curved paths.
What do this tool do?
Delete Anchor Point tool lets you remove anchor points from a path.
What is Direct Selection
The Direct Selection tool lets you select points on a path or contents within a frame.
What is this tool?
The Gap tool lets you adjust the space between objects.
What is this?
Convert Direction Point tool lets you convert corner points and smooth points.
What is this?
Add Anchor Point tool lets you add anchor points to a path.
What is this?
The Type tool lets you create text frames and select text
What is this?
The Type on a Path tool lets you create and edit type on paths
What is this?
The Pencil tool lets you draw a freeform path.
What is this?
The Smooth tool lets you remove excess angles from a path.
What is this?
The Erase tool lets you delete points on a path.
What is this?
The Line tool lets you draw a line segment.
What is this?
The Rectangle Frame tool lets you create a square or rectangle placeholder
What is this?
The Ellipse Frame tool lets you create a circle or oval placeholder.
What is this?
The Polygon Frame tool lets you create a multi-sided shape placeholder
What is this?
The Rectangle tool lets you create a square or rectangle.
What is this?
The Ellipse tool lets you create a circle or oval.
What is this?
The Polygon tool lets you create multi-sided shape.
What is it?
The Free Transform tool lets you rotate, scale, or shear an object
What is it?
The Rotate tool lets you rotate objects around a fixed point.
What is this?
The Scale tool lets you resize objects around a fixed point.
What is this?
The Shear tool lets you skew objects around a fixed point.
What is this?
The Eyedropper tool lets you sample color or type attributes.
What is this?
The Measure tool measures the distance between two points.
What is this?
The Gradient Swatch tool lets you insert and adjust gradients
What is this?
The Gradient Feather tool lets you fade an object into the background.
What is this?
The Scissors tool cuts paths at specified points
What is this?
The Hand tool moves the page view within the document window.
What is this?
The Zoom tool adjusts the view magnification in the document window
What is this?
The Note tool lets you add comments
