new CS3 user

[suram]

I am taking a graphic design basic computer class and using adobe CS3. In the toolbar there are two rectangle tools: one is a rectangle frame tool and one is a rectangle tool. As far as I can tell they are identical. Does anyone know if there is a difference between these tools? Thanks for any info-I can't get anything from the adobe help site. S.

[guiblum]

The main differences between for example the rectangle tool and the rectangle frame tool are that if you select the frame tool before placing text then the text will flow inside of the frame. With a normal rectangle, the fact that it is selected will be ignored and you will have to choose where to place the text (which wont flow inside of the rectangle unless the rectangle just happens to match with where the text would have gone anyway. If you didn't select the frame first then placing the text into the frame will automatically flow inside the frame border.

So what you can do is to place frames (of whichever of the three shapes) wherever you intend for the text on your page to go. As well as accessing the frames from the toolbar you can also access them from the keyboard by pressing Shift+Alt+F4 for a rectangle frame, Shift+Alt+F5 for an ellipse frame, and Shift+Alt+F6 for a polygon frame.

[suram]

Thanks so much. I may be after you for more info if you don't mind. S.