Drawing and Type Tools
Tool | How it works |
Type | Click and drag to create a text box. Click within a text box to edit or format the text. |
Type On a Path | Make sure a path is selected (use the Direct Selection Tool, if necessary.) Hover the Type On a Path tool over the path until a small plus sign appears. When plus sign is visible, click to add a cursor to the path. |
Line | Click and drag (or Shift-click and drag) to create a line. |
Pen | Click to create anchor points that form a vector path. |
Add Anchor Point | Click to add an anchor point to a vector path. |
Delete Anchor Point | Click to remove an anchor point from a vector path. |
Convert Direction Point | Click an anchor point to convert it to a smooth point with direction handles (or vice versa.) |
Pencil | Click and drag to create a streak of the Stroke color. |
Smooth | Click and drag over superflous anchor points on a path to remove them. |
Erase | Click and drag along a selected path to remove a portion of the path. |
Rectangle Frame | Click and drag to create a rectangle placeholder. (Shift-click and to create a square.) Placeholder can be filled with text or an image. |
Ellipse Frame | Click and drag to create an ellipse placeholder. (Shift-click and drag to create a circle.) Placeholder can be filled with text or an image. |
Polygon Frame | Click and drag to create a polygon placeholder. (Shift-click and drag to constrain proportions.) Placeholder can be filled with text or an image. (Note: Click Document to set Number of Sides for Polygon Frame.) |
Rectangle | Click and drag to create a rectangle shape. (Shift-click and drag to create a square.) Shape can be modified with Fill, Stroke, and Gradient controls. |
Ellipse | Click and drag to create an ellipse. (Shift-click and drag to create a circle.) Shape can be modified with Fill, Stroke, and Gradient controls. |
Polygon | Click and drag to create a polygon shape. (Shift-click and drag to constrain proportions.) Shape can be modified with Fill, Stroke, and Gradient controls. (Note: Click Document to set Number of Sides for Polygon. |
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