SELECTION TOOLS
Selection Tools:
Selection Tool (V) Direct Selection Tool (A) Group Selection Tool (No keyboard shortcut)
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Move the cursor over the Selection Tool (V) and click onto the tool The Selection Tool enables you to pick up and move single objects Or a ‘group’ of objects: Marquee over three of the objects with the Selection Tool (V) Right click the mouse A sub-menu will appear Select Group Or simply press (Ctrl G/Cmd G) and the objects will be grouped together Click onto one of the objects, hold the left mouse button down and move them. The whole group will move like one object Click away to deselect
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The Direct Selection Tool (A) enables you to pick up and manipulate anchor points and handles Rest the Direct Selection Tool (A) at the top of the ellipse – when the cursor rests on the anchor point, the indicator of the anchor point will appear Once you click onto the anchor point the handles are activated and can be manipulated
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Click onto the black arrow at the corner of the Direct Selection Tool (A) to access the Tearoff options. This will reveal the Group Selection Tool
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This tool enables you to pick up and move single objects from within a group of objects. There is no keyboard shortcut for this tool
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Click away to deselect
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