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The Tools panel



The Tools panel is organized into six categories: Select, Bitmap, Vector, Web, Colors, and View. When you select a tool, the Property inspector displays tool options.


Display tool options in the Property inspector

 With a tool selected, choose Select > Deselect to deselect all objects on the canvas.

Select a tool from a tool group

A small triangle in the lower right corner of a tool in the Tools panel indicates that it is part of a tool group.


  1. Click the tool icon and hold down the mouse button.

  2. Drag the pointer to highlight the tool you want, and release the mouse button.

To quickly select a hidden tool, repeatedly press the group keyboard shortcut until the tool you want appears. (Shortcuts are displayed in parentheses next to tool names.)