Selecting type
Before you can format or edit type, you must select it. You can select one character, a range of characters, all type on a path, or all type in a container. In addition, you can easily select all the type in a document. Note: The Type Area Select option in the Type & Auto Tracing preferences controls the sensitivity of the selection tools when selecting type. When Type Area Select is on, you can click anywhere in the type bounding box to select the type. When Type Area Select is off, you must click directly on the type path in order to select the type.
To select characters: - Select any type tool.
- Do one of the following:
- Drag to select the type you want to change. (Shift-drag to extend or reduce the selection.)
- Position the pointer in a word, and double-click to select that word.
- Position the pointer in a paragraph, and triple-click to select the entire paragraph.
- Position the pointer at the beginning of a paragraph, and press Shift+Ctrl+Up Arrow (Windows) or Shift+Command+Up Arrow (Mac OS) to select the previous paragraph. With the pointer at the end of a paragraph, press Shift+Ctrl+Down Arrow (Windows) or Shift+Command+Down Arrow (Mac OS) twice to select the next paragraph.
- Press Shift+Ctrl+Right Arrow (Windows) or Shift+Command+Right Arrow (Mac OS) to select one word to the right. Press Shift+Ctrl+Left Arrow (Windows) or Shift+Command+Left Arrow (Mac OS) to select one word to the left.
To select all type on a path or in a container: Do one of the following: - Select one or more characters using a type tool, and then choose Select > All.
- Select the selection tool
or direct-selection tool , and click the type. (See Selecting objects.)
To select all type in a document: Choose Select > Object > Text Objects.
To turn the Type Area Select option on or off: - Choose Edit > Preferences > Type & Auto Tracing (Windows and Mac OS 9) or Illustrator > Preferences > Type & Auto Tracing (Mac OS X).
- Select or deselect the Type Area Select option, and click OK.
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