# Tool Palettes
[GstarCAD 2021](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/Index.md) → [User Guide](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/User%20Guide/(User%20Guide).md) → [The User Interface](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/User%20Guide/The%20User%20Interface/(The%20User%20Interface).md)
Tool palettes are tabbed areas within the Tool Palettes window and they can be used to organize, share and place blocks and other tools.
- [Create and Use Tools from Objects](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/User%20Guide/The%20User%20Interface/Tool%20Palettes/Create%20and%20Use%20Tools%20from%20Objects%20and%20Images.md "Create and Use Tools from Objects")
You can drag objects from your drawing onto the tool palette, which creates a new tool. This new tool will have the same properties as the original object and you can use it to create the same object over and over again.
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## Other versions with matching text
[GstarCAD 8 (2013–2014)](../../../2013/User%20Guide/The%20User%20Interface/Tool%20Palettes.md) · [GstarCAD 2015](../../../2015/User%20Guide/The%20User%20Interface/Tool%20Palettes.md) · [GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/User%20Guide/The%20User%20Interface/Tool%20Palettes.md) · [GstarCAD 2017](../../../2017/User%20Guide/The%20User%20Interface/Tool%20Palettes.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2018/User%20Guide/The%20User%20Interface/Tool%20Palettes.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/User%20Guide/The%20User%20Interface/Tool%20Palettes.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2020/User%20Guide/The%20User%20Interface/Tool%20Palettes.md)