The Pick tool lets you select, size, skew, and rotate objects.

The Freehand pick tool lets you select objects by using a freehand selection marquee.

The Shape tool lets you edit a curve object or text character by manipulating nodes.

The Free transform tool lets you transform an object by using the Free rotation, Free angle reflection, Free scale, and Free skew controls on the property bar.

The Smudge tool lets you distort a vector object by dragging along its outline.

The Roughen tool lets you distort the edge of a vector object by dragging along its outline.

The Smear tool lets you shape an object by pulling extensions or making indents along its outline.

The Twirl tool lets you create swirl effects by dragging along the edge of objects.

The Attract and Repel tool lets you shape objects by attracting nodes to the cursor or pushing nodes away from the cursor.

The 2-point line tool lets you draw a straight two-point line segment.

The Multi-point line tool lets you draw lines and curves one segment at a time, in preview mode.

The Freehand tool lets you draw single line segments and curves.

The Bézier tool lets you draw curves one segment at a time.

The B-spline tool lets you draw curved lines by setting control points that shape the curve without breaking it into segments.

The 3-point curve tool lets you draw a curve by defining the starting point, endpoint, and center point.

The Pen tool lets you draw curves in segments and preview each segment as you draw.

The Smart drawing tool converts your freehand strokes to basic shapes and smoothed curves.

The LiveSketch tool lets you sketch naturally with intelligent stroke adjustment.

The Linear pattern brush tool lets you apply vector brushstrokes to a curve and create sweep arrows and similar objects.

The Linear pattern sprayer tool lets you draw chains, hoses, pipes, and similar objects along a curve.

The Linear pattern preset tool lets you draw curves by using preset strokes.

The Calligraphic tool lets you draw lines that vary in thickness according to the direction of the line and the angle of the pen nib.

The Expression tool lets you draw lines that vary in response to the pressure, tilt, and bearing of the stylus.

The Painterly Brush tool lets you apply a pixel-based brushstroke with a paint, dry media, or digital brush.

The Rectangle tool lets you draw a rectangle by dragging diagonally.

The 3-point rectangle tool lets you draw rectangles at an angle.

The Graph paper tool lets you draw a grid to simulate graph paper.

The Polygon tool lets you draw a polygon by dragging from the center to a point (vertex) on the polygon.

The Star tool lets you draw perfect stars as well as complex stars that have intersecting sides.

The Impact tool lets you create graphic effects in a style inspired by comic books and contemporary illustrations.

The Center-point circle tool lets you draw a circle by specifying the center point and a point on the circumference.

The Center-radius circle tool lets you draw a circle by specifying a value for the radius and then clicking where you want the center to be.

The 3-point circle tool lets you draw a circle by specifying three points on the circumference.

The Ellipse tool lets you draw an ellipse by dragging diagonally.

The 3-point ellipse tool lets you draw ellipses at an angle.

The Parallel dimension tool lets you draw slanted dimension lines.

The Horizontal or vertical dimension tool lets you draw horizontal or vertical dimension lines.

The Angular dimension tool lets you draw angular dimension lines.

The Segment dimension tool lets you display the distance between end nodes in single or multiple segments.

The Radial dimension tool lets you display the radius of a circle or circular arc.

The Diametric dimension tool lets you display the diameter of a circle or a circular arc.

The 1-leg callout tool lets you draw a callout with one leading line.

The 2-leg callout tool lets you draw a callout with a two-segment leading line.

The 3-leg callout tool lets you draw a callout with a three-segment leading line.

The Connector tool lets you draw straight connector lines.

The Right-angle connector tool, accessible from the property bar, lets you draw a right-angle connector line.

The Rounded right-angle connector tool, accessible from the property bar, lets you draw a right-angle connector line with curved corners.

The B-spline connector tool, accessible from the property bar, lets you draw a curved connector line by using control points.

The Bézier curve connector tool, accessible from the property bar, lets you draw a curved connector line one segment at a time.

The Anchor editing tool lets you modify connector line anchor points.

The Thread tool lets you draw threaded shapes in projected view by starting from the center point of their ellipses or by specifying three points.

The Well tool lets you draw threaded well shapes in projected view by starting from the center point of their ellipses or by specifying three points.

The Cylinder tool lets you draw cylinders in projected view.

The Prism tool lets you draw prism shapes in projected view.

The Table tool lets you draw and edit tables.

The Common Shapes tool lets you choose from a full set of shapes, including arrows, flowchart symbols, banners, and callout shapes.

The Text tool lets you add text, create a paragraph text frame and type within it, or type text along a path if a curve is selected.

The Extrude tool lets you apply 3D effects to objects to create the illusion of depth.

The Blend tool lets you transform one object into another through a series of intermediate shapes and colors.

The Transparency tool lets you apply a transparency to an object to partially reveal image areas underneath.

The Envelope tool lets you distort the shape of an object by applying an envelope to it and dragging the nodes of the envelope.

The Drop shadow tool lets you create the illusion of lighting in a two-dimensional drawing by adding a shadow to an object. You can adjust properties such as feathering, opacity, edge style, and color.

The Block shadow tool lets you add solid vector shadows to objects and text.

The Contour tool lets you create a series of concentric shapes that radiate into or out of an object.

The Distort tool lets you transform objects by applying Push and Pull, Zipper, or Twister effects.

The Virtual segment delete tool lets you delete portions of objects between intersecting lines.

The Eraser tool lets you remove unwanted areas in a drawing.

The Knife tool lets you split vector objects, text, and bitmaps along straight, freehand, or Bézier lines.

The Crop tool lets you remove the areas outside a selection.

The Interactive fill tool lets you fill an object with a gradient of colors or shades.

The Smart fill tool lets you create objects from enclosed areas and then apply a fill to those objects.

The Mesh fill tool lets you fill an object by blending multiple colors or shades arranged over a mesh grid.

The Variable Outline tool lets you apply an outline of variable widths to an object.

The Color eyedropper tool lets you sample a color from an object in the drawing window or on the desktop and apply it to other objects.

The Attributes eyedropper tool lets you copy object properties, such as line thickness, size, and effects, from an object in the drawing window and apply them to other objects.

The Zoom tool lets you change the magnification level in the drawing window.

The Pan tool lets you drag hidden areas of a drawing into view without changing the zoom level.