Transforming and Distorting Objects > Selecting complex objects

 

Selecting complex objects

Objects within a composite path, group, blend, or clipping path act as a group. You can select individual objects, path segments, or points within that group.

To select an object within a composite path, group, blend, or clipping path:

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Click the Subselect tool.

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Click the object.

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To select a path segment or point on a selected object, click the segment or point. To select additional path segments or points, hold down Shift as you click with the Subselect tool.

To select an object underneath another object within a composite path, group, blend, or paste inside:

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Click the Subselect tool.

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Hold down Control and Alt-right-click (Windows), or hold down Control and Option-click (Macintosh) the object. This selects the top object in the stack. Continue clicking to cycle through the objects beneath the first one.

Note: This procedure is used when a filled object covers the objects beneath it. To select from a group of unfilled objects, click the object's stroke using the Subselect tool.