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Lines, Curves, and Shapes 55
Selection using a lasso
For more detailed multiple object selection, using a fixed marquee or Shift-select
may be too inflexible. Instead, you can draw an irregular-shaped lasso around
one or more objects in a complex design.
To select using a lasso:
1. Choose the Pointer or Rotate Tool.
2. With the Alt key pressed, draw a "lasso" around the objects you want
to select.
3. Release the mouse button. All of the objects within the lasso region are
selected.
If attempting to lasso grouped objects remember to ungroup them
first.
Drawing lines and shapes
Lines can be either straight or curved. They have properties like colour and
weight (thickness). When a line (or series of line segments) forms a complete,
enclosed outline, it becomes a new closed object called a shape. Because shapes
have an interior region that can be filled (for example, with a solid colour or a
bitmap), they have fill properties as well as line properties.