Select items in live paint groups – Adobe Illustrator CS3 User Manual
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Live Paint group before (left) and after expanding and dragging to separate faces and edges (right)
Live Paint group before (left) and after Release command applied (right)
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Select the Live Paint group.
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Do one of the following:
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Choose Object > Live Paint > Expand.
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Choose Object > Live Paint > Release.
Select items in Live Paint groups
Use the Live Paint Selection tool
to select individual faces and edges in a Live Paint group. Use the Selection
tool
to select the entire Live Paint group, and the Direct Selection tool
to select paths inside a Live Paint group.
When you’re working in a complex document, you can isolate a Live Paint group so that it is easy to select the exact
face or edge you want.
Choose a selection tool depending on what you want to affect in a Live Paint group. For instance, use the Live Paint
Selection tool to apply different gradients across different faces in a Live Paint group, and use the Selection tool to
apply the same gradient across the entire Live Paint group.
See also
“Isolate groups and sublayers” on page 194
Select faces and edges
The Live Paint Selection tool pointer changes to the face pointer
when it’s positioned over a face, the edge
pointer
when it’s positioned over an edge, or the x pointer
when it’s positioned outside of a Live Paint group.
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Select the Live Paint Selection tool, and then:
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To select an individual face or edge, click a face or edge.
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To select multiple faces and edges, drag a marquee around the items you want to select. Partial selections are
included.
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To select all contiguous faces that are not separated by a painted edge, double-click a face.