Adobe InDesign Tools Panel
Adobe InDesign Tools Panel
Tools PanelDisplayed by default at the left side of your screen. Include tools for selecting, editing and creating elements in the page. Other tools are used to select type, shape, lines and gradients.
Tools PanelYou can display the tools panel in two columns by clicking the double arrow on top of the title bar.
You can also hide and display the tools panel from the Menu Bar by clicking Windows and un-check Tools.
Tools PanelA tool is activated by simply clicking on it from the tools panel, aside from the visible tool, a tool may contain several other related tools hidden behind the visible tool which indicated by a small arrow at the lower right corner of the tool icon.
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tool that allows you to select objects, text and images in your workspace.
Selection Tool
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Selects point or path segments within objects.
Direct Selection Tool
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Controls gap/s between a selection of objects.
Gap Tool
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Allows you to create and edit or format the text or Type that you use on your document.
Type Tool
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Draws individual straight line segment.
Line Tool
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Contains different drawing tools functions.
Pen Tool
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Draws figures or images just like a pen on paper.
Pencil Tool
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Draw square and rectangle placeholder.
Rectangle Frame Tool
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Draw squares and rectangle, circles and ellipsis and polygons and freeform shape.
Rectangle Tool
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This tool cuts or splits paths and frames.
Scissor Tool
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Scales, rotates, skews or shear a selection.
Free Transform Tool
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Adjust the start and end gradient in an object.
Gradient Swatch Tool
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Lets you fade an object into the background.
Gradient Feather Tool
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Writes down notes on this tool.
Note Tool
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Samples color or attribute of an object and apply them to other objects.
Eyedropper Tool
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Move the page view or the document window.
Hand Tool
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Increases and decreases the view of the document.
Zoom Tool
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Fills colors on an object. Stroke sets color to paths or contours of objects.
Fill/Stroke Tool
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Color/None will be applied to the selected object.
Apply Color/none Tool
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View mode you can choose which one to use.
View Tool
Tools PanelA tool is activated by simply clicking on it from the tools panel, aside from the visible tool, a tool may contain several other related tools hidden behind the visible tool which indicated by a small arrow at the lower right corner of the tool icon.