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User Guide | 7
Use the Remove Point tool to remove a point from any type of path. ●
Use the Convert Point tool to automatically convert corner points to curve ●
points, and curve points to corner points. Click and drag to change the
position of a point, the curve of a curved line segment, or the position of a
straight line segment. Select this tool and click a rectangular box or straight
line to convert the item to a Bézier box or line.
Use the Scissors tool to cut an item into distinct paths. ●
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 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 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 drag.
To add text to a line or path, select the Text Content tool and double-click 
the 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 
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.