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Although there are more than six palettes
available, the Tool palette is the most-often used
because it allows the operator to perform many
different layout functions. The Tool palette displays
icons for the different tools available, including:
• Item tool. Select a box, line, or other item on
the screen to be moved, resized, or reshaped.
• Content tool. Import and edit text and pictures.
May also duplicate tasks performed by the Item
tool.
• Rotation tool. Establish a point, and then rotate
an item (box or line) around that point.
• Zoom tool. Enlarge or reduce the view of an
item displayed on the screen.
• Text Box tool. Accurately position text on a
layout. A submenu pops up to the side of the
palette, which allows selection of different text
box shapes.
• Picture Box tools. Available shapes, such as
rectangular and rounded-corner, are displayed
on the Tool palette. Selecting the rectangular
Picture Box tool icon opens a pop-up menu
with additional choices.
• Line tool. Draw a straight line at any angle.
A pop-up menu allows selection of tools for
drawing freehand line shapes.
• Orthogonal Line tool. Draw a line that is
precisely horizontal or vertical on a page.
• Line-Text Path tool. Position straight lines
of text at any angle. A pop-up menu provides
other options, such as arranging text along a
freehand-drawn line.
• Linking tool. Link text that is contained in two
or more text boxes. This permits text to refl ow
freely from box to box or page to page, as
dimensions or type sizes are changed.
Master Pages and Templates
The design of a document typically results in the
repetition of certain attributes from page to page or
section to section. Attributes such as column width,
margins, page numbers, and headers and footers
are often repeated. It is also common to have several
Figure 7-24. A dialog box permits the operator to
input information. The dialog box in this fi gure
appeared when the operator selected
Insert
from the
Page menu. As shown, it allows entry of the number
of pages to be inserted, and where they are to be
placed. The Master Page drop-down list holds a list
of master pages that were created for this document.
Figure 7-25. A palette is a list or menu that can be
displayed or hidden, and can be positioned any place
on the screen the operator chooses. This is the Tool
palette, used for many layout functions.
dialog box: A page composition software feature that
permits the operator to input information, such as specifying
an action, inputting a measurement, or selecting a color.
palette: A modifi ed form of a program menu that can be
resized and positioned on the screen to suit the operator’s
preferences.