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To set the greek type limit:
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Choose Edit > Preferences > Display Performance (Windows and Mac OS 9), or InDesign
> Preferences > Display Performance (Mac OS 10.1).
2
For Greek Type Below, type a value, and then click OK.
Selecting objects
An
object
is any printable element on a document window or on the pasteboard, such as a
path or an imported graphic. A
frame
or
path
is an object you draw that you can use as a
line, a filled graphic, or a container for text or graphics; see
“Laying out pages with frames”
on page 63
. Before you can modify an object, you must
select
it using a selection tool.
Although text characters are also objects you can select individually, you use the text tool
for them, not the tools described in this topic.
Two tools are available for selecting objects: the selection tool and the direct-selection
tool. Switching between the two tools changes the appearance of the selection. By
paying attention to the handles or points that appear on a path, you can instantly tell if
a path is properly selected for the task you want to perform:
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Use the selection tool for general layout tasks, such as positioning and sizing objects.
When you select an object using this tool, the object displays a bounding box rectangle
with eight handles. (See
“Using the selection bounding box” on page 22
.)
Unselected path (left) and path selected using the selection tool (right)
•
Use the direct-selection tool for tasks involving drawing and editing paths, frames,
or frame contents, or moving anchor points on a path. When you select an object using
this tool, it displays special handles called
anchor points
that make up the path. Anchor
points are explained in
“Parts of a path” on page 193
.
Note:
An imported graphic is always contained within a frame. It’s possible to select the graphic
and its frame, the graphic only, or its frame only. To see how InDesign indicates what’s selected,
see
“Modifying objects using graphics frames” on page 256
.
Path (left) and imported graphic (right) selected using the direct-selection tool
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With rectangular objects, it can be difficult to tell the difference between the object and
its bounding box. A rectangular path always displays four small anchor points (which
