Create an item


  Select an item from the Tool Palette     Create an instance of the item in your document


Column Tool
Click and drag with the Column Tool to lay out a line-wrapped text column. Click in an existing text column to begin editing it.
  Headline Tool
Click once with the Headline Tool, then type to create a headline, or Alternate-click and type to create a caption. Click in an existing headline or caption item to begin editing it.
  Line Tool
Click and drag with the line tool to draw single-segment lines.
  Rectangle Tool
Click and drag with the rectangle tool to draw rectangles.
Shift-drag to draw a square, and Alternate-drag to draw from the center rather than corner-to-corner.

  Polygon Tool
Click and drag to draw the first segment of a polygon, then move and click to draw subsequent segments. Double-click to end the polygon at any point, or single-click at the shape's origin.

  Oval Tool
Click and drag with the oval tool to draw ovals.

Shift-drag to draw a circle, and Alternate-drag to draw from the center rather than corner-to-corner.

  Cropping Tool
Use the cropping tool to draw crop rectangles for graphic items. Drag and drop graphic files inside the crop rectangle to automatically crop them, or group the crop rectangle with one or more items. Control-click and drag to move a graphic inside the crop rectangle.



See also

Transform items
Tool Palette