To select all objects:  Choose Select All in the Edit menu. This command selects every object in a single-layer document. To select all objects on all visible layers in a multi-layer document, change the default selection setting in the Preferences dialog box; see “General preferences,” page 15.221. Selection indicators Canvas indicates that an object is selected by displaying the object’s bounding box. The bounding box is a rectangle with solid squares, called handles, at each corner and side midpoint. When an object is selected, its bounding box is visible even if it has attributes (the same color as the background, for example) that make the object itself invisible. Also, a selected object’s bounding box is visible even if it’s covered by other objects. When one object is selected, Canvas displays the object type at the right end of the Status bar. When more than one object is selected, the Status bar shows the number of selected objects. Selecting objects with selection tools The Selection tool (a filled arrow) selects any object you click. The Selection tool is the default tool when you start Canvas. All selection tools are in the Selection tool palette. Selection tool Select this tool when you need to Select a single object. You may right-click to select multiple objects. Macintosh users may Shift-click. Direct Edit Selection tool This tool allows you to select all curve- edit points of an object in one step. Merely select this tool and then click on a vector object to place that object into edit mode. Direct Group Selection tool Using this tool, you may select indi- vidual objects within a group without the need to ungroup the object. Lasso Selection tool Select this tool and then encircle or “draw” a line around an object or series of objects. Doing this will select all of the objects that are touching the selection. You can also use this tool to select objects by simply drawing a line through them. All objects created by a particular tool Select the tool, then choose Select All in the Edit menu. Objects based on their attributes Use the Find command in the Edit menu. To select Do this A bounding box with handles surrounds a selected object A    Selection tool B    Direct Edit Selection tool C   Direct Group Selection tool D   Lasso Selection tool E    Direct Edit Lasso tool B C D E A
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