Pointer (Selection) Tool missing

The Selection / Pointer tool, the white arrow, has disappeared from my toolbox. I have InDesign CS3 (v. 10.5.0.4). How can this be restored?
Operating System: Mac OS X (v10.5)
Sincerely,
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Opt+click the position tool.
Bob

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1000x this. My designs are 100% vector shapes, so if Adobe have changed this core behavior intentionally, they’ve just made my life a lot more difficult.
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Active Layers - I can no longer freely select any visible shape. Instead I’m forced to make a time-consuming roundabout to the layer palette, where I have to squint to find my shape layer, and activate it manually before continuing. (Hitting “V” to select a layer, then “A” to get back to the D.S. Tool is nearly as cumbersome. Plus, I leave off the Move Tool's auto-select mode.)
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