2020

THE USER INTERFACE
Use the Select Point tool to select curves or points so that you can move •
them or delete them. Press Shift and click to select multiple points. Option-
click/Alt-click a point to make it symmetrical.
Use the Freehand Drawing tool to draw any shape line or box you want. If •
you don’t close a freehand box, it remains a line. To automatically close a
freehand box, press Option/Alt.
Use the Item Format Painter tool to copy all attributes applied to one item •
and apply them to any other item.
Use the Tables tool to create a table. •
Use the Zoom tool to enlarge or reduce the document view. •
Use the Pan tool to reposition the active layout. •
Use Flex Container tool to create flex container. •
You can use key commands to declare the box content type as you draw using the
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Rectangle Box tool: Press R while drawing to declare Picture content or press T
while drawing to declare Text content. To change the content type of an existing
box, right-click on the box and choose Content > Text, Picture or None
For more information about Bézier boxes and lines, see “Creating Bézier boxes“ and 
“Creating Bézier lines.”
To pan the layout while a Pen tool is selected, press Shift+Space and then click and
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drag.
To add text to a line or path, select the Text Content tool and double-click the
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line or path.
For more information about Composition Zones, see “
Creating a Composition Zones 
item.”
Users can display the Tools palette (Windows menu) horizontally, as well as
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vertically. To display the palette horizontally, on Windows Ctrl+double-click the title
bar and on Mac OS X dock the tool palette to the top edge.
Tool key commands
When no text box or text path is active, you can switch tools quickly using the
following key commands:
Tool Windows Mac OS X
Item tool V V
Text Content tool T T
Text Linking tool T N
Text Unlinking tool T N
Picture Content tool R R
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