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Selecting and deselecting multiple objects


    You can select several objects at a time and then move, paint, group, transform, or edit them using any editing tool. You deselect objects when you no longer want to edit them. You can deselect one object, several objects, or all objects in your artwork.

    You can also select objects based on their paint style, stroke color, stroke weight, style, blending mode, opacity, and whether they are masks, stray points, or brush strokes. For more information, see Changing global colors and tints.

    Note: Objects that have been locked or hidden are not selected with the selection commands. (See Locking and hiding objects.)

To select multiple objects:

    Do one of the following:

    • With the selection tool, drag a marquee over all of the objects.
    • With an object selected, Shift-drag a marquee over other objects to select.
    • With the selection tool, select an object and then Shift-click to select additional objects.

To select all objects in a file:

    Choose Select > All.

To deselect all objects in a file:

    Do one of the following:

    • Using a selection tool, click or drag at least 2 pixels away from any object.
    • Choose Select > Deselect.

To select all unselected objects, and deselect all selected objects:

    Choose Select > Inverse.

To repeat the last type of selection you made:

    Choose Select > Reselect.

To select all objects with the same attributes:

  1. Select an object that has the attribute you want.
  2. To select all objects with one of the following attributes, choose Select > Same > Blending Mode, Fill & Stroke, Fill Color, Opacity, Stroke Color, Stroke Weight, Style, or Symbol Instance.
  3. To select all objects with one of the following attributes, choose Select > Object > All on Same Layer, Direction Handles, Brush Strokes, Clipping Masks, Stray Points, or Text Objects.
  4. Note: You can also use the magic wand tool to select all objects with the same color, stroke weight, stroke color, opacity, or blending mode. (See Using the magic wand tool.)