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Selecting objects

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Before you can change an object, you must select it. You can select visible objects, hidden objects, and a single object in a group or a nested group. You can select objects in the order in which they were created. You can also select all objects at once and deselect objects.

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	You can select a single object from a group.
To select objects
To select	Do the following
An object	Click an object using the Pick tool Cj .
Multiple objects	Hold down Shift, and click each object you
	want to select.

To select	Do the following
An object, starting with the first object	Press Shift + Tab until a selection box
created and moving toward the last object	displays around the object you want to
created	select.
An object, starting with the last object	Press Tab until a selection box displays
created and moving toward the first object	around the object you want to select.
created
All objects	Click Edit ► Select all ► Objects.
An object in a group	Hold down Ctrl, and click an object in a
	group using the Pick tool.
An object in a nested group	Hold down Ctrl, and using the Pick tool,
	click an object you want to select until a
	selection box displays around it.
A hidden object	Hold down Alt, and using the Pick tool,
	click the topmost object until a selection box
	displays around the hidden object you want
	to select.
Multiple hidden objects	Hold down Shift + Alt and using the Pick
	tool, click the topmost object until a
	selection box displays around the hidden
	objects you want to select.
A hidden object in a group	Hold down Ctrl + Alt and using the Pick
	tool, click the topmost object until a
	selection box displays around the hidden
	object you want to select.

The status bar displays a description of each hidden object as you select it.

You can also select one or more objects by dragging around the object or objects using the Pick tool Cj .

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