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Tip
It is helpful to name selections according to use or function. If you name
the selection “1 pt stroke,” for instance, the name may be misleading if
you later change the stroke weight of the artwork.
4. With the orange shapes still selected, choose Select > Save Selection. Name the se-
lection RobotMouth in the Save Selection dialog box, and click OK so that you'll
be able to choose this selection at a later time.
5. Choose Select > Deselect.
Selecting in Outline mode
By default, Adobe Illustrator displays all artwork with their paint attributes, like fill and
stroke, showing. However, you can choose to display artwork so that only its outlines (or
paths) are visible. The next method for selecting involves viewing artwork in Outline mode
and can be very useful if you want to select objects within a series of stacked objects.
1. Choose View > Fit Artboard In Window to fit the artboard with the orange shapes
into the Document window.
2. With the Selection tool ( ), click within the gray half-circle shape at the bottom of
the artboard to select it. This will become the body of the robot.
Since the shape has a fill (a color, pattern, or gradient filling the inside an object),
you can click anywhere within the bounds of the object to select it.
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