InDesign Tools Flashcards
Direct Selection

Lets you select points on a path or contents within a frame.
Selection tool

lets you select entire objects
Page Tools

Lets you create multiple page sizes within a document
Gap Tools

Lets you adjust the space between objects
Pen Tool

lets you draw in straight and curved paths
Add Anchor Point

lets you add anchor points to a path
Delete Anchor Point

lets you remove anchor points from a path
Convert Direction Point

Lets you convert corner points and smooth paths
Type Tool

lets you create text frames and select text
Type on a Path Tool

lets you create and edit type on paths
Pencil Tool

Lets you draw a freeform path
Smooth Tool

lets you remove access angles from a path
Erase Tool

Lets you delete points on a path
Line tool

lets you draw a line segment
Rectangle Frame Tool

lets you create a square or a rectangle placeholder
Elipse Frame Tool

lets you create a circle or oval placeholder
Polygon Frame Tool

Lets you create a multi-sided shape placeholder
rectangle tool

lets you create a square or a rectangle
elipse tool

lets you create a circle or an oval
Polygon tool

lets you create a multi-sided shape
Free Transform Tool

lets you rotate, shear, or scale an object
Rotate Tool

lets you rotate objects on a fxed point
Scale tool

lets you resize objects around a fixed point.
Shear tool

lets you skew objects around a fixed point







