Operation Manual

Working with Objects 65
3. Release the mouse button. All of the objects within the lasso region
are selected.
If attempting to lasso an object within a group, remember to
ungroup the objects first.
To avoid picking up an object under your cursor, keep the Shift key
pressed as you draw the lasso.
If you prefer to keep the Pointer Tool selected, you can lasso
objects as described above with the Alt key pressed.
To select a text object with the Pointer Tool:
• Clicking on a text object (artistic text or text frame) with the Pointer
Tool selects the object and also positions the blinking text selection
cursor within the object's text. In this mode, you can edit the text (see
p. 117).
• Double-, triple-, or quadruple-click to select a word, paragraph, or all
text.
• To select only the text frame, click the frame's bounding box.
• Clicking on a group selects the grouped object. Ctrl-click to select an
individual object within a group.