10.1

When the Select Point tool is positioned over an active Bézier box or line, various pointers
display indicating whether you can select a point, the curve handles, or a line segment.
Click and drag using the pointers to reshape the Bézier box or line.
• To change the shape entirely, choose a different option from the Item > Shape submenu.
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To add a point to a Bézier box while working with the Bézier Pen tool , click a line
segment. Alternatively, you can use the Add Point tool .
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To remove a point from a Bézier box while working with the Bézier Pen tool , click the
point. Alternatively, you can use the Remove Point tool .
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To convert a point to another type of point while working with the Bézier Pen tool ,
Option+click/Alt+click the point. Alternatively, you can use the Convert Point tool .
• To move a point or change the shape of a line segment while working with the Bézier
Pen tool , Command+drag/Ctrl+drag the point or line segment.
• To select curves or points so that you can move them or delete them, use the Select Point
tool . Press Shift and click to select multiple points. Option+click/Alt+click a point to
make it symmetrical.
To pan the layout while a Pen tool is selected, press Shift+Space and then click and drag.
Working with boxes
There are three types of boxes: Text boxes, picture boxes, and no-content boxes (boxes
with a content of None). All three box types can contain color, shades, blends, and frames.
When you draw a text box, picture box, or no-content box, the available controls
correspond to the box type you create. But you can import text into picture boxes that
contain pictures, and you can import pictures into text boxes that contain text. In addition
to changing content type, you can change the shape and other attributes of a box.
Creating text and picture boxes
There are three ways to create boxes:
• To create a no-content box (a box that can be changed into a picture box or a text box),
click and drag with the Rectangle Box tool , the Oval Box tool , or the Starburst tool
. You can declare text content by pressing T as you draw a no-content box. You can
declare picture content by pressing R as you draw a no-content box.
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To create a rectangular text or picture box, click and drag with the Text Content tool
or Picture Content tool .
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To create a Bézier box, use the Bézier pen tool . For more information, see "Creating
Bézier boxes."
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