Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
5.
Choose Select > Deselect, or click where there are no objects.
Selecting similar objects
You can also select objects based on similar fill color, stroke color, stroke weight, and
more, using the Select Similar Objects button or the Select > Same command.
Note
The
fill
is a color applied to the inside of an object, the
stroke
is the outline
(border), and the
stroke weight
is the width of the stroke.
Next, you will select several objects with the same fill and stroke applied.
1.
With the Selection tool ( ), click to select one of the orange objects.
2.
Click the arrow to the right of the Select Similar Objects button ( ) in the Control
panel to show a menu. Choose Stroke Color to select all objects on any artboard with
the same stroke color (orange) as the selected object.
Notice that all of the objects with the same orange colored stroke are selected.
3.
Choose Select > Deselect.
4.
Select one of the orange shapes again, and then choose Select > Same > Fill & Stroke.
All of the orange-filled shapes have that same stroke and fill and are now selected.
5.
With the selection still active, choose Select > Save Selection. Name the selection
RobotMouth
in the Save Selection dialog box, and click OK so that you'll be able to
choose this selection at a later time.