Sidebar (top section)
Tools to interact with the page or document.
From top to bottom
- Select (V)
- Image (I)
- Shapes > Rectangle (R)
- Shapes > Ellipse (E)
- Shapes > Polygon (Y)
- Text (T)
- Hand (H)
- Zoom (Z)
When your cursor is not IN a text frame, you can use the shortcuts mentioned next to the tool to switch tools.
Select
To select frames or elements on the document or page
Image
To create a frame to hold media assets
Shapes
To create a frame to hold a shape.
Text
To create a frame to hold type or text
Hand
Tool to move the page around on the canvas
Zoom
Zoom in or out
Click to zoom in
Alt-click to zoom out