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A Guide to QuarkXPress 2022 | 8
Tool key commands
When no text box or text path is active, you can switch tools quickly using the
following key commands:
Scissors tool
Use the Scissors tool to cut the outline of a box and turn it into a line, or to cut a
line or text path into two.
The Scissors tool displays in the QuarkXPress Tools palette. To use the Scissors
tool:
Select the Scissors tool . 1
When a picture box is cut, it is converted to a Bézier line. As a result, the ●
contents of the box are not retained after the cut is made.
When a text box is cut, it is converted to a text path. ●
When a text path is cut, it is converted into two linked text paths. ●
Select the Select Point tool and click and drag the point to adjust it. 2
Starburst tool
Use the Starburst tool to quickly and easily create star-shaped boxes.
Create a star-shaped picture box using the Starburst tool in two ways.
1 Select the Starburst tool , and then click and drag.
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
Rectangle Box tool B B
Oval Box tool B B
Starburst tool B B
ShapeMaker tool M M
Composition Zones tool L B
Line tool P L
Orthogonal Line tool P L
Bézier Pen tool P P
Add Point tool P P
Remove Point tool P P
Convert Point tool P P
Scissors tool P P
Select Point tool P P
Freehand Drawing tool P P
Item Format Painter tool I I
Table tool G G
Zoom tool Z Z
Pan tool X X