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Selecting objects

Before you can work with an object, you must select it. You can select an individual object, multiple objects or all objects on a page. When you select an object, a selection rectangle appears around it.

Object with selection rectangle

The gray circle in the object’s lower-right corner is a resize handle (see Resizing objects).

The green circle above the object is a rotation handle (see Rotating objects).

The downward arrow in the object’s upper-right corner is a menu arrow. Press the menu arrow to display a menu of commands.

Note 

Pressing an object’s menu arrow gives you access to the same menu as Control-clicking the object.

ClosedTo select an object

  1. Press SelectSelect icon.

  2. Press the object you want to select.

    A selection rectangle appears around the object.

    Note 

    If you press an object and a lock symbol appears instead of the menu arrow, the object is locked. Depending on the type of lock, you might have to unlock the object before you can manipulate it (see Locking objects).

ClosedTo select multiple objects

  1. Press SelectSelect icon.

  2. Press the interactive screen and drag until a rectangle surrounds the objects you want to select.

    OR

    Hold down the COMMAND (⌘) key, and then press the objects you want to select.

    A selection rectangle appears around the selected objects.

    Note 

    If you draw a rectangle around multiple objects and some of the objects are locked (see Locking objects), you select only the unlocked objects.

ClosedTo select all objects on a page

ClosedTo select all locked objects on the page