How do I change tools in InDesign?

Change the toolbox layout

  1. Choose Edit > Preferences > Interface (Windows) or InDesign > Preferences > Interface (Mac OS).
  2. Choose a layout option from the Floating Tools Panel menu and click OK.

How do I change the anchor point in InDesign?

Add or delete anchor points

  1. Select the path you want to modify.
  2. Select the Pen tool, the Add Anchor Point tool, or the Delete Anchor Point tool.
  3. To add an anchor point, position the pointer over a path segment and click. To delete an anchor point, position the pointer over an anchor point and click.

Where is the Scissors tool in InDesign?

The shapes can be created with any of the shape frame tools in Adobe InDesign. Select the shape to be cut, then go to the Toolbar and choose the Scissors Tool .

How do I edit the pen tool in InDesign?

Edit Freeform Paths in InDesign CS5 Shapes

  1. Select the Direct Selection tool from the Tools panel and then click a point. The selected point appears solid; unselected points appear hollow.
  2. Drag the point where you want it; to edit a curve point, click a handle end and drag the handle left or right.

How do I cut a circle in InDesign?

The Scissors tool can also be used to split shapes:

  1. Select the shape with the Selection tool.
  2. Click the Scissors tool in the toolbar.
  3. Move the Scissors tool to the place you want to cut.
  4. Click directly on the stroke of the shape.
  5. Move to a different position on the shape and click directly on the stroke of the shape.

How do you crop letters in InDesign?

To crop frame content precisely, select the frame with the Direct Selection tool, and use the Transform or Control panel to change the size of the frame. To specify crop settings for an empty placeholder frame, choose Object > Fitting > Frame Fitting Options, and then specify the crop amount.

How do you create an anchor in InDesign?

Highlight the text you want to be the anchor. Open the Hyperlinks panel. From the panel munu choose New Hyperlink Destination and the dialog should come up with Text Anchor and your highlighted text filled in. Click OK.

How do you create a clipping path in InDesign?

Create a clipping path automatically

  1. Select an imported graphic, and choose Object > Clipping Path.
  2. In the Clipping Path dialog box, choose Detect Edges in the Type menu.
  3. Specify the clipping path options, and click OK.