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Selecting Objects 101
want to select. This also works in conjunction "Shift" for extend selection (on page
100) and "Ctrl" for select inside (on page 100).
Moving objects selected under or inside
If you need to move a selected object that’s either under others or inside a group, then
just dragging doesn’t work as it will select and drag a different object. To overcome
this hold "Ctrl + Alt" and start dragging. This will always drag the existing selected
object. You can let go of the keys once you’ve started dragging.
Or you can use the arrow keyson the keyboard to nudge the object.
Selecting and layers
You cannot select objects in locked or invisible layers.
See "PAGE & LAYER GALLERY (on page 149)" for more details on layers.
Selecting all objects
To select all objects:
• Choose "
EDIT" > "SELECT ALL",
• Or press "Ctrl + A".
Deselecting an object
To deselect all objects:
• Click anywhere on an unused part of the document,
• Or choose "
EDIT" > "CLEAR SELECTION",
• Or press "Esc".
To deselect one object from several:
• "Shift + click" on the object. This deselects that object. Other objects remain
selected.
Selecting with Soft Groups
When you click on an object which is a member of a soft group, all members of the
soft group become selected. This is one of the main purposes of Soft Groups – to keep
closely related objects together even when they are on different layers. If you want to
select just one member of a Soft Group, use Ctrl to select inside, as described above.
See the “Soft Group (on page 123)” section in “Object Handling” for more information.