Adobe Indesign CS4 – Working with graphics
To complete the magazine layout, you’ll reposition some graphics at the same time you practice using the selection tools, try out layers, and crop an image. Graphics used in an Adobe InDesign CS4 document are placed inside frames. When working with placed graphics, you should become familiar with the three selection tools.
- The Selection tool is used for general layout tasks, such as positioning and moving objects on a page.
- The Direct Selection tool is used for tasks involving the content of a graphics frame, or drawing and editing paths; for example, to select frame contents or to move an anchor point on a path. The Direct Selection tool is also used for selecting objects within groups.
- The Position tool, hidden under the Direct Selection tool, works in conjunction with the Selection tool to help control the placement of content within a frame, as well as to change the size of the frame. You can use this tool to move a graphic within its frame, or change the visible area of a graphic by adjusting its crop.
NOTE: As you learn about the difference between frames and their content, you may want to make frame edges visible by selecting View > Show Frame edges.