Select faces and edges in a live paint group, Live paint selection tool options – Adobe Illustrator CS3 User Manual
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The third click adds the next group to the selection (left); the fourth click adds the third group (right).
Select faces and edges in a Live Paint group
You select faces and edges of a Live Paint tool using the Live Paint Selection tool. If you want to select the entire Live
Paint group, simply click it with the Selection tool.
1
Select the Live Paint Selection tool
.
2
Move the tool over the Live Paint group until the face or edge you want to select is highlighted. (When the Live
Paint Selection tool is over an edge, the tool changes to
.)
3
Do any of the following:
•
Click to select the highlighted face or edge.
•
Drag a marquee around multiple faces or edges. Any face or edge that is fully or partially enclosed by the marquee
is included in the selection.
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Double-click a face or edge to select all connected faces/edges of the same color (flood select).
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Triple-click a face or edge to select all faces/edges of the same color (select same).
If you have difficulty selecting a small face or edge, magnify the view or set the Live Paint Selection tool options to
select only fills or strokes.
4
To add or remove faces and edges from the selection, hold down Shift and click the faces/edges you want to add
or remove.
To switch to the Eyedropper tool and sample fills and strokes, Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the fill
and stroke you want.
See also
“About Live Paint” on page 158
“Keys for working with Live Paint groups” on page 465
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.