Selecting groups or an object within a group using selection toolsOnce objects are grouped, selecting any part of the group with the Selection tool selects the entire group and surrounds the group with a bounding box. If you are unsure whether an object is part of a group, selecting it with the Selection tool will show you. (See Grouping objects.) The Direct Selection tool, Lasso tool, Group Selection tool, and the Layers palette let you select a single object that is part of one or more groups. If you have a group of objects within another group, you can select the next group in the grouping hierarchy by using the Group Selection tool. Each successive click adds another subset of grouped objects to the selection.
To select one or more groups with the Selection tool:
Note: Clicking within a filled object's path in Preview view selects the object only if the Use Area Select option in the General Preferences dialog box is selected. (See Selecting filled objects.) To select a single object within a group:
To select one or more grouped groups with the Group-Selection tool:
![]() The tulip is composed of three separate groups that are grouped into a single group; one group is part of another group, which in turn is part of another group. The first click with the Group Selection tool selects an object in a group (left); second click selects the object's group (right). ![]() Third click adds the next group to the selection (left); fourth click adds the third group (right). |