InDesign Tools Flashcards by Taylor Murray

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Selection Tool

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Lets you select the entire object

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Direct Selection

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Lets you select points on a path or contents with a frame

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Page Tool

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Creates multiple page sizes withing a document

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Gap Tool

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Adjust space between objects

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Pen Tool

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Lets you draw (straight and curved lines)

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Add Anchor Point Tool

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Add anchor points to a path

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Delete Anchor Point Tool

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remove anchor points from a path

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Convert Direction Point Tool

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Convert corner points and smooth points

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Type Tool

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Create text frames and select text

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Type on a Path Tool

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Create and edit type on paths

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Pencil Tool

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Draw a freeform path

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Smooth Tool

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remove excess angles from a path

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Erase Tool

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Delete points on a path

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Line Tool

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Draw a line segment

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Pectangle Frame Tool

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Lets you create a square or rectangle placeholder

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Ellipse Frame Tool

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Create a circle or oval placeholder

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Polygon Frame Tool

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create a multi-sided shape placeholder

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Rectangle Tool

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create a squate or rectangle

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Ellipse Tool

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Create a circle or oval

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Polygon Tool

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Create multi-sided shape

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Free Transformation Tool

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Rotate,scale, or shear and object

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Rotate Tool

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Rotates objects around a fixed point

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Sclae Tool

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resize objects around a fixed point

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Shear Tool

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skew objects around a fixed point

Eyedropper Tool

sample color or type attributes

Measure Tool

measures the distance between two points

Gradient Swatch Tool

insert and adjust gradients

Gradient Feather Tool

fade an object into the background

Scissors Tool

cuts paths at specified points

Hand Tool

moves the page view within the document window

Zoom Tool

adjust the view magnification in the document window

Note Tool

add comments