InDesign CS Selection, Type, and Line Drawing Tools

The Line Tool

Draw horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines with the Line Tool

Image by J. Bear

1. Select the Line Tool
2. Click and hold on any point on your page.
3. Holding down your mouse button, drag your cursor across the page.
4. Release your mouse button.

To have a line which is perfectly horizontal or vertical hold down Shift while you drag your mouse.

• The Selection Tools
• Selecting Objects in a Group
• Selecting Objects Under Other Objects
• Selecting All or Some Objects
• The Pen Tool
• The Type Tool
• The Pencil Tool
• The (Hidden) Smooth Tool
• The (Hidden) Erase Tool
• The Line Tool