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Sidebar (top section)

The sidebar tools, from Select at the top to Zoom at the bottom

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.

Tooltip beside the Select tool showing its name and keyboard shortcut, V

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