InDesign Tools Flashcards
- Selection Tools
- Direct Selection Tools
- Lets you select entire objects.
- Lets you select points on a path or contents within a frame.
Page tool
Creates multiple page sizes within a document.
Gap tool
Adjust the space between objects
Pen tool
Draws straight and curved paths.
Anchor point tool
Lets you add anchor points to a path.
Delete Anchor point tool
lets you remove anchor points from a path.
Convert Direction Point tool
Converts corner points and smooth points.
Type Tool
Creates text frames and selects text.
Type on a Path tool
Creates and edits type on paths.
Pencil tool
Lets you draw a freeform path.
Smooth tool
Removes excess angles from a path.
Erase tool
Deletes points on a path
Line tool
Lets you draw a line segement
Rectangle Frame Tool
Lets you create a square or rectangle placeholder
Ellipse Frame Tool
Lets you create a circle or oval placeholder.
Polygon Frame Tool
Lets you create a multi-sided shape placeholder
Rectangle Frame Tool
Creates Rectangles and Squares
Ellipse Tool
Lets you create a circle or oval
Polygon Tool
Creates multi-sided shape.
Free Transform tool
Rotates, scales, or shears an object.
Rotate tool
Rotates objects around a fixed point.
Scale tool
Resizes objects around a fixed point.
Shear tool
Skews objects around a fixed point.
Eyedropper tool
Samples colors or types attributes.
Measure tool
Measures the distance between two points.
Gradient Swatch tool
Inserts and adjusts gradients
Gradient Feather tool
Fades an object into the background.
Scissors tool
Cuts paths at specified points
Hand tool
Moves the page view within the document window.
Zoom tool
Adjusts the view magnification in the document window.
Note tool
Lets you add comments.
