To manipulate items, you must first select them. Once selected, most kinds of items display outlines and handles for reshaping.

To select an item, first select the Item tool , the Text Content tool , or the Picture Content tool and move the Arrow pointer over an item. Click once to select a single item or Shift+click individual items to select more than one item at a time. You can also select multiple items by selecting the Item tool and drawing around an area that contains the items.

With the Item tool selected, if you double-click a text box, the Import dialog box displays. If you double-click an empty picture box with the Item tool or the Picture Content tool selected, the Import dialog box displays. If the picture box contains a picture, the Picture Content tool is selected.

To deselect an active item, click outside it. When the Item tool is selected, you can press Tab to deselect any active items.