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Selecting objects

Before you can change an object, you must select it. You can select visible objects, objects that are hidden from view by other objects, and a single object in a group or a nested group. In addition, you can select objects in the order in which they were created, select all objects at once, and deselect objects.

A bounding box appears around a selected object, and an "X" appears at its center.

You can select a single object from a group.

You can marquee select objects by enclosing them with a selection area of rectangular or irregular shape.

Marquee selecting objects using a rectangular selection area (top) and a selection area of irregular shape (bottom)

You can create selection groups that let you select specific objects simultaneously without grouping them. Selection groups are associated with numbers from 0 to 9 and are saved with the document. When you press the number associated with a selection group, all objects in this group are selected. You can also select and zoom into all objects in a selection group at the same time. You can add objects to a selection group.

Usually, you select objects by using the Pick tool. By default, all objects are treated as filled so that you can select any unfilled object by clicking on its outline or the area surrounded by the outline. However, you can change this default behavior so that you can select unfilled objects only by clicking on their outlines. Changing the default behavior is useful when you work with line drawings and often need to select objects that appear beneath other objects.

To select objects Back to Top

 

Click the Pick tool , and then click an object.
Click the Pick tool , hold down Shift, and click each object that you want to select.
Click the Pick tool , and drag around the objects that you want to select.
Click the Freehand pick tool , and drag around the objects that you want to select.
Click the Pick tool , and then press Shift + Tab one or more times, until a selection box appears around the object that you want to select.
Click the Pick tool , and then press Tab one or more times, until a selection box appears around the object that you want to select.
Click Edit Select all Objects.
Hold down Ctrl, click the Pick tool , and then click an object in a group.
Hold down Ctrl, click the Pick tool , and then click an object one or more times, until a selection box appears around it.
Hold down Alt, click the Pick tool or the Freehand pick tool , and then click the topmost object one or more times, until a selection box appears around the hidden object.
Hold down Shift + Alt, click the Pick tool  or the Freehand pick tool , and then click the topmost object one or more times, until a selection box appears around the hidden objects.
Hold down Ctrl + Alt, click the Pick tool , and then click the topmost object one or more times, until a selection box appears around the hidden object.

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

To create a selection group Back to Top

 

Select the object, and press Alt + the number associated with the selection group.
To deselect objects Back to Top

 

Click the Pick tool , and click a blank space in the drawing window.
Hold down Shift, click the Pick tool , and then click the object.
To change how unfilled objects are selected Back to Top

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Using the Pick tool, you can also click the Treat all objects as filled button on the property bar when no objects are selected.


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