InDesign Tools Flashcards

Selection tools lets you select entire objects

Direct selection tooll lets you select points on a path or contents within a frame

Page tool lets you selec multiple page sizes within a document

Gap tool lets you adjust the space between objects.

Pen tool lets you draw straight and curved paths.

Add aAnchar Points lets you add anchar points to a path.

Delete Anchor points lets you delete anchor points in a path.

Convert Direction Points lets you convert corner points and smooth corner points.

Type tool lets you create text frames and select text.

Pencil tool lets you draw a freeform path.

Smooth tool lets you remove excess angles from a path.

Erase tool lets you delete points on a path.

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 tool lets you create a square or rectangle.

Ellipse tool lets you create a circle or oval.

Polygon tool lets you create multi-sided shape.

Free Transform tool lets you rotate, scale, or shear an object.

Rotate tool lets you rotate objects around a fixed point.

Scale tool lets you resize objects around a fixed point.

Shear tool lets you skew objects around a fixed point.

Eyedropper tool lets you sample color or type attributes.

Measure tool measures the distance between two points.

Gradient Swatch tool lets you insert and adjust gradients

Gradient Feather tool lets you 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 adjusts the view magnification in the document window.

Note tool lets you add comments.