
closely related objects; click the black arrow once to open the pop-up menu. The last
option in the Insert bar category pop-up menu is Show As Tabs, which will convert the
Insert bar to show tabs at the top of the bar for each category. To switch back to the menu
format, choose Show As Menu from the Options menu in the upper-right corner of the
Insert bar. Use whichever viewing method—tabs or the menu—that you prefer.
Throughout this book, the words “objects” and “elements” are used
interchangeably. Where possible, “object” is used when referring to the button,
and “element” is used for the item after it appears within the Document window.
To insert an element, you can drag the object’s icon from the Insert bar to the location
where you want it to appear in the Document window. You can also place the insertion
point in your document where the element should appear and then click the object’s icon
in the panel. When you click the icon, the element appears in the document at the
insertion point.
You can move many of the objects that you use regularly into the Favorites
group of the Insert bar by right-clicking (Macintosh users with single-button mice
can use Control+click to access the same options) on the bar and choosing
Customize Favorites. Select the desired item from the Available Objects menu
that appears and click the double arrow button between the Available Objects
and Favorite Objects lists. You can use the Up and Down Arrow keys above the
Favorite objects list to adjust the order of objects. The dialog box also allows you
to remove objects from the Favorites group and add separators between the
objects to further organize them.
3. Move the pointer over the Property inspector, normally at the bottom of your
screen. Rest the pointer over a button to see its name.
The Property inspector is used to view and modify the attributes of selected text, images,
tables and other elements in a document. The Property inspector is contextual—the
attributes that it makes available change depending on what is selected in the document
window. To expand or collapse the Property inspector, click the expander arrow in the
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Published by Peachpit Press, a Pearson Company.
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