Adobe Illustrator CS4 - Manual (Page 212)

205 USING ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS4
Selecting and arranging objects
Live Paint Selection tool options
You access the Live Paint selection tool options by double-clicking the tool in the Tools panel.
Select Fills Selects the faces (the area within edges) of Live Paint groups.
Select Strokes Selects the edges of Live Paint groups.
Highlight Outlines the face or edge the cursor is currently over.
Color Sets the color for the highlight. You can choose a color from the menu or click the paint swatch to specify a
custom color.
Width Specifies how thick to make the selection highlight.
Select the next object in the stacking order
You can select an object above or below a selected object in the stacking order. These commands do not work when in
isolation mode.
❖ To select the nearest object above or below the selected object, choose Select > Next Object Above or Select > Next
Object Below.
Select objects by characteristic
You can select objects based on various groupings, including by formatting attribute, by layer, or by kind, such as brush
strokes or clipping masks.
1 To select all objects in a file, choose Select > All. (To deselect all objects, choose Select > Deselect.)
Note: Using any selection tool, you can also deselect all objects by clicking or dragging at least 2 pixels away from any
object.
2 To select all objects with the same attributes, select one with the attribute you want, choose Select > Same, and then
choose an attribute from the list (Blending Mode, Fill & Stroke, Fill Color, Opacity, Stroke Color, Stroke Weight,
Style, Symbol Instance, or Link Block Series).
You can also use the Magic Wand tool to select all objects with the same color, stroke weight, stroke color, opacity,
or blending mode.
3 To select all objects of a certain kind, deselect all artwork, choose Select > Object, and then choose an object type
(Brush Strokes, Clipping Masks, Stray Points, or Text Objects).
Repeat or invert a selection
• To repeat the last selection command used, choose Select > Reselect.
• To select all unselected objects, and deselect all selected objects, choose Select > Inverse.
Save a selection
1 Select one or more objects, and choose Select > Save Selection.
2 In the Save Selection dialog box, type a name in the Name text box, and click OK.
You can reload a saved selection by choosing the selection name from the bottom of the Select menu. You can also
delete or rename a selection by choosing Select > Edit Selection.