Viewing the toolbox
The toolbox contains tools for drawing, painting, creating objects,
editing, and viewing. The toolbox is a floating palette. You can place
it anywhere on screen by dragging its title bar, and you can dock it on
the Docking bar.
To display the Toolbox: If the toolbox is hidden or closed,
Choose Window > Palettes > Show Toolbox to display it.
Using the tools
In the Canvas toolbox, tools are represented by icons. The toolbox
displays 10 tools arranged in two columns at the top of the toolbox.
The tools that arent displayed are available on tool palettes, which
are like drawers that slide out from the toolbox.
A tool palette opens from each icon displayed in the toolbox. The dis-
played icons are called the home icons for the tool palettes. Home
icons have small arrows at their upper-right corners. The last tool
selected on each tool palette appears as a home icon.
To select a tool displayed in the toolbox: Click the tool. The
selected tool is shaded, like a recessed button.
To select a tool from a tool palette: Press the arrow icon to
unfold the tool palette. Click the tool icon.
To temporarily retain a selected basic vector tool: After you
finish drawing a basic vector object, the Selection tool is automati-
cally activated. To retain the basic vector tool, select the tool in the
Toolbox and then double-click on the vector tool icon.
Press to select layers
Drag away to display
the Document Layout
palette
Tools
Palettes
Opacity slider
Tip
The Line, Rectangle, and Oval
tools are the basic vector
tools.