Real World Adobe InDesign CS4- P5: The book uses Robert Slimbach’s Minion Pro, an Adobe OpenType face, which was particularly useful when moving files across platforms. Code samples are set in Lucas de Groot’s TheSansMonoCondensed. A few other fonts were used for example characters. | 108 REAL WORLD ADOBE INDESIGN CS4 Selection handles Bounding box FIGURE 2-24 Selecting Objects When you select an object using the Selection tool InDesign displays the objects s selection handles and bounding box. Proxy The proxy in the Transform panel and Control panel represents the selection handles of the selected object. When you select an object using the Direct Selection tool InDesign displays the points on the path s of the object. When you drag a selection rectangle around an object or objects. .InDesign selects all of the objects that the selection rectangle touches. area capable of enclosing the selection. The selection handles on the bounding box also correspond to the points on the proxy in the Transform panel. You can also select everything on the current spread by choosing Select All from the Edit menu or pressing Command Ctrl-A while using either selection tool. The Direct Selection Tool. As we noted in Using the Tools Panel in Chapter 1 Workspace when you click an object using the Direct Selection tool InDesign displays the points on the object s path whether it s a line or a frame. You can also use the Direct Selection tool to select objects nested inside other objects see Selecting Inside Objects below . The most common example is selecting a picture inside a graphic frame the frame and the picture are two separate objects in InDesign and you can use the Direct Selection tool to select the frame by clicking on its edge or the picture by clicking anywhere inside the frame . You can drag a selection marquee using the Direct Selection tool too just as you can with the Selection tool InDesign selects the points on the objects within the selection even if they re in more 121 08 04 2009 05 54 18 . CHAPTER 2. PAGE LAyQUt 109 than one object. To select all the points on a line or frame hold down Option Alt while you click the path with the Direct Selection tool. Deselecting. To deselect all selected objects click an
