Tools menu

FUNCTION

DESCRIPTION

Frame submenu

Set Type...

Display dialog box to set type of selected frames or images.

Add Pull quote Frame at Cursor

Insert pull quote frame on the position of pointer.

Add Caption Frame

Add caption frame to an image.

Add Frame Below

Add frame below the selection.

Add Headline Frame Above

Add headline frame above the selection

Add Box To

Add box to selection.

Add Jump Frame on Top

Add jump frame on top of selection.

Add Jump Frame on Bottom

Add jump frame on bottom of selection.

Toggle Head Type in Selection

Toggle between 'head' and 'jumphead' frame type.

Toggle Frames Inner Margins and Background

Toggle inner margins and background on the selected frames.

Toggle Frames Inner Margins

Toggle inner margins on the selected frames.

Increase Frames Inner Margins

Increase inner margins on the selected frames.

Decrease Frames Inner Margins

Decrease inner margins on the selected frames.

Bounce

Bounce selection from overlapping underlying objects.

Show/Hide

Toggle frames border display.

Box submenu

Box and Unbox

Display boxing dialog box.

Open Box on Top

Create open box on top.

Open Box on Top/Bottom

Create open box on top and bottom.

Open Box on Left/Right

Create open box on left and right side.

Rules submenu

Add Top Rule

Add top rule as wide as all selected objects.

Add Bottom Rule

Add bottom rule as wide as all selected objects.

Add Left Rule

Add left rule as high as all selected objects.

Add Right Rule

Add right rule as high as all selected objects.

Add Rules...

Display dialog box to add smart rules.

Add rule at pointer

Add a rule on the position of the pointer.

Polygons submenu

Open Path

Start open path.

Start a Sub-Polygon or Path

Start a sub-polygon or path.

Return to Selection Tool

Activate selection tool.

Snap to All Guides

Toggle snap to all guides.

Select Sub-Polygon or Path

Select polygon or path.

Delete Sub-Polygon or Path

Delete polygon or path.

Make Rectangular

Remove all corners but the basic four.

Show Count

Show number of polygons.

Show Current Index

Show index of the current polygon.

Invert

Invert the polygon direction (to make a hole).

Invert All

Invert the direction of all polygons (to make a hole).

Round submenu

Round...

Display the dialog box to round shape.

Unround

Removes rounding

Split submenu

Menu.

Split Default

Split in the default number of columns.

Choose...

Display split dialog box.

Join

Join split frames to one.

Preferences

Display Split preferences dialog box.

Apply Tool Preset

Display the dialog box to apply a tool preset

Fitting submenu

Menu

Show Current Article Fit

Display a report about current article fitting status.

Fit Current Article

Fit the current article.

Fit Frames to Content

Adjust height of selected frames to fit content.

Fit Content to Frames

Adjust typography of text in selected frames to fit text and keep the shape size.

View Copy Fit...

Display a dialog with the current copy fit values.

Remove Fit

Remove applied copy fit.

Fit Text

Fit current text (all columns).

Distribute Variable Leading

Spread changes (if variable leading is used).

Clear Text Fit/Distribution

Unspread changes.

Edit Text Fit...

Display dialog with text copy fit values.

Fit Paragraph

Shrink or stretch current paragraph.

Shrink paragraph

Shrink current paragraph.

Stretch paragraph

Stretch current paragraph.

Clear Paragraph Fit

Clear shrink/stretch.

Fit Current Article

Fit all elements of the current article.

Manual Fitting submenu

Point size: Increase, Decrease, Clear

Leading: Increase, Decrease, Clear

Hor.scale: Increase, Decrease, Clear

Track: Increase, Decrease, Clear

Offset: Increase, Decrease, Clear

Change type size and leading.

Change leading only.

Change horizontal scale.

Change characters tracking.

Change space above paragraph(s).

Fit Text to Path

SHIFT text in the selected frame on a selected path.

Words Estimate (Linked Frame)

Display words estimate for selected linked frame (taking into consideration the entire flow, e.g. all body frames, even if only one frame is selected).

Words Estimate (Selected Frames)

Display words estimate for selected frames.

Set Words

Display the dialog box to size selected shapes to specific number of words.

Content submenu

Text Frame

Mark the selected frames as "normal" frames.

Graphic Frame

Mark the selected frames as "graphic" frames.

Logical groups submenu

Show name

Show the name of the current selected LG.

Select Group

Select all the elements of the same LG.

Set Auto Name

Update the LG name with automatically created name.

Set Name

Change the LG name manually.

Add to the Current Group

Add selected objects to the current LG.

Remove from Group

Remove selection from the LG.

Replace Objects submenu

Replace Auto

Replace with the most suitable shape (automatic).

Replace with Box

Replace as specified.

Replace with Body Frame

Replace with Image

Replace Article Image With Dummy

Move to Another layer...

Display a dialog box to select a layer to move selection to.

Layers Palette

Toggle Layers palette.

Align submenu

Left

Centre Horizontally

Right

Top

Centre Vertically

Bottom

Touch Two Objects Horizontally

Touch Two Objects Vertically

Stack Two Objects Vertically

Make Default Gap

Align...

Align selected objects as specified.

Duplicate submenu

Duplicate Default

Choose...

Duplicate Top

Duplicate Right

Duplicate Bottom

Duplicate Left

Duplicate selected objects as specified.

Run-around submenu

Wrap Text Auto

Enable auto-wrap.

Cut In

Perform cut-in.

Choose...

Display dialog box to select margins.

Remove Cut In

Remove cut-in making object rectangular again.

Fill and Stroke Defaults

Set as Fill Defaults

Set the selection fill as fill default.

Reset Fill Defaults

Reset the default fill as transparent.

Set as Stroke Defaults

Set the selection stroke as stroke default.

Reset Stroke Defaults

Reset the default stroke as black.

Hot-spot submenu

Set by Click

Set hot spot by click.

Reset to Center

Reset hot spot to the center of the object.

Choose Resize...

Display the object Resize dialog box.

Change Headline Height...

Change the height of the selected headline frame.

Size Object as Background

Make the selected object as big as page.

Add Box as Background

Add a box as big as page.

Merge Selected Objects

Merge selected objects to a compound object.

Arrange submenu

Put Backward

Move selected objects one level back.

Put to Back

Move selected objects at the background.

Bring Forward

Move selected objects one level forth.

Bring to Front

Move selected objects at the foreground.

Ted Extra Library Mode

Activate Ted Extra library mode

Set Object Extra Parameters

Set extra parameters of the selected page objects.

Set Object Content Position

Set content position of the selected page objects.