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Selecting a paint stroke


    Use the selection tool to select strokes in either the Timeline window or the Layer window. When you select a paint stroke, it appears in the Layer window with an anchor point at the start of the stroke and a black line running the length of the stroke.

To select a paint stroke, do either of the following:

    • Click the paint stroke in the Layer window.
    • Select the paint stroke in the Paint section of the Timeline window.

To select multiple paint strokes, do any of the following in the Timeline window or Layer window:

    • Shift-click to select contiguous paint strokes.
    • Drag a marquee to select contiguous paint strokes.
    • Hold down the Control key (Windows) or Command key (Mac OS) to select non-contiguous paint strokes.

To deselect a paint stroke in the Timeline window or the Layer window:

    Click anywhere but the paint stroke.

    TipTo move a paint stroke, change its Position property values.