Selecting objects based
on their properties
You can use the Find com-
mand in the Edit menu to
select objects by type and
attributes, such as rectangles
with red fill ink.
In the Find palette, use the
Objects tab to set up selection
criteria.
A To select objects by type,
check Type and choose an ob-
ject type icon in the pop-up
menu. Selecting text or paint
objects makes Fill, Stroke, and
Pen options unavailable.
B To select objects by fill or
pen ink, check these boxes and
choose the inks in the pop-up
menus. Only inks used in the
document, plus process colors
and white, appear in the menus.
To select objects by stroke,
check Stroke and choose the
stroke in the pop-up menu.
Only strokes used in the docu-
ment appear in the menu.
To select objects by name,
check Object Name. Type the
name in the text box. Select
Object # and type a number
in the box to select an object
by its number.
SpriteLayers: Use this option
to select objects that have
transparency effects.
SpriteEffects: Use this
option to select objects
(including lenses) that
have SpriteEffects.
Lens Objects: Use this
option to select objects
that have been converted
to lenses.
Search all visible layers:
To select objects in the
current layer only,
uncheck this option.
Add to Selection: Check
to select additional
objects without deselect-
ing objects that are
already selected.
Use Selected Objects
Attributes: When an object is
selected, select this option to
enter the objects properties in
the Objects tab.
Select: Click to select objects
based on the current settings.
Next Page: Click to advance
to the next page and continue
searching.
Using selection sets
Click
to expand the palette
to work with selection sets,
which let you broaden a
search.
C Selection criteria symbols
make up a selection set. The
current selection set is boxed.
Changing selection options up-
dates this selection set. Click a
set to make it the current selec-
tion set.
Or: Click to create an empty
selection set.
Copy: Click to duplicate the
current selection set.
Clear: Click to delete the cur-
rent selection set. With only
one set, Clear is unavailable.
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C
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