Working with Objects > Making global changes > Selecting objects globally

 

Selecting objects globally

To quickly change objects, you can select objects based on certain attributes. The attributes are color, style, same as selection, size, fill type, stroke type, stroke width, font, text, object name, object type, path shape, halftone, overprint, and for search in.

For information on selecting type attributes (paragraph styles, text effects, and fonts), see Adding, duplicating, and removing styles.

For information on printing attributes (halftones and overprinting), seeApplying halftone settings to selected objects and Overprinting.

To select objects by attributes:

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Choose Edit > Find & Replace > Graphics or click the Find Graphics button in the Main toolbar.

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Click the Select tab.

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Use the Attribute pop-up menu to choose what to select:

Color selects the specified color.

Style specifies the style name.

Same as Selection finds matching strokes or fills.

Fill Type specifies the fill of an object.

Stroke Type specifies the type of stroke.

Stroke Width specifies the range of stroke width values.

Font selects a font and its style. (If the size is required, set the minimum and maximum. Leave blank to search for all.)

Text effect selects all text blocks that have any effect or a specific effect.

Object Name assigns names in the Navigation panel.

Object Type specifies the number of points, composite paths, clipping paths, groups, blends, ellipses, rectangles, text blocks, bitmaps, EPS paths, envelopes, or instances.

Path Shape searches for all paths of a designated shape after a path has been copied and Paste In has been clicked. It will also search for the fill and stroke specific to that shape.

Halftone searches for objects with custom halftones.

Overprint selects all objects that have overprint turned on.

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For Search In (Windows) or Search (Macintosh), choose Document, Page, or Selection to specify what to search.