Select a shape group in group selection mode, Select paths and vertices in path-editing mode, Select masks, segments, and vertices – Adobe After Effects CS4 User Manual
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USING AFTER EFFECTS CS4
Drawing, painting, and paths
Last updated 12/21/2009
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Using the Selection tool, click within the layer bounds in the Composition panel.
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To deselect all shapes on a layer but leave the shape layer selected, click within the layer bounds but outside all shape
paths.
Select a shape group in group selection mode
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Using the Selection tool, double-click a member of the group in the Composition panel. Each time that you double-
click, you descend another level in the group hierarchy.
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To activate the Direct Selection tool , hold Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS) with the Selection tool
selected. Click a shape in the Composition panel with the Direct Selection tool to directly select that shape’s group,
regardless of how deeply nested the shape is in the group hierarchy.
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To select a group that is contained within the same group as the group that is already selected, click the group to
select.
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To add a group to a selection, Shift-click it. You can combine the Shift key with double-clicking and with the Direct
Selection tool to add more deeply nested groups to the selection.
Select paths and vertices in path-editing mode
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To select a vertex, click the vertex with the Selection tool. To add vertices to the selection, Shift-click them.
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To select a path segment, click the segment with the Selection tool. To add segments to the selection, Shift-click them.
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To select an entire path, Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) a segment or vertex of the path with the
Selection tool, or select any portion of the path and press Ctrl+A (Windows) or Command+A (Mac OS).
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To select vertices by dragging, select a path or portion of a path to enter path-editing mode, and then drag with the
marquee-selection tool
to draw a marquee-selection box around the vertices to select. To add vertices to the
selection, hold down the Shift key as you draw additional marquee-selection boxes.
Select all points on a path and enter free-transform mode
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Double-click a path segment while in path-editing mode or in group selection mode for a single shape.
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Select the Path property in the Timeline panel and press Ctrl+T (Windows) or Command+T (Mac OS).
Select masks, segments, and vertices
Unlike layers, masks can have more than one level of selection. You can select a mask as a whole path, which is
appropriate when you want to move or resize a mask. However, if you want to change the path of a mask, select one
or more points on it. Selected points appear solid, and unselected points appear hollow.
Select or deselect masks in the Layer or Composition panel
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To select a vertex on a mask, click the vertex with the Selection tool . To add vertices to the selection, Shift-click them.
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To select a mask segment, click the segment with the Selection tool. To add segments to the selection, Shift-click them.
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To select an entire mask, Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) a segment, vertex, or handle of a mask
with the Selection tool, or select any portion of the mask and choose Edit > Select All or press Ctrl+A (Windows)
or Command+A (Mac OS). To add masks to the selection, Alt+Shift-click (Windows) or Option+Shift-click (Mac
OS) them.
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To select masks by dragging, select a mask or portion of a mask to enter mask editing mode and then drag with the
Selection tool to draw a marquee-selection box completely around the vertices or masks that you want to select. To
add masks or vertices to the selection, hold down the Shift key as you draw additional marquee-selection boxes.