Selecting objects based on their properties You can use the Find com- mand in the Edit menu to select objects by type and attributes, such as rectangles with red fill ink. In the Find palette, use the Objects tab to set up selection criteria. A   To select objects by type, check Type and choose an ob- ject type icon in the pop-up menu. Selecting text or paint objects makes Fill, Stroke, and Pen options unavailable. B   To select objects by fill or pen ink, check these boxes and choose the inks in the pop-up menus. Only inks used in the document, plus process colors and white, appear in the menus. To select objects by stroke, check Stroke and choose the stroke in the pop-up menu. Only strokes used in the docu- ment appear in the menu. To select objects by name, check Object Name. Type the name in the text box. Select Object #” and type a number in the box to select an object by its number. SpriteLayers: Use this option to select objects that have transparency effects. SpriteEffects: Use this option to select objects (including lenses) that have SpriteEffects. Lens Objects: Use this option to select objects that have been converted to lenses. Search all visible layers: To select objects in the current layer only, uncheck this option. Add to Selection: Check to select additional objects without deselect- ing objects that are already selected. Use Selected Object’s Attributes: When an object is selected, select this option to enter the object’s properties in the Objects tab. Select: Click to select objects based on the current settings. Next Page: Click to advance to the next page and continue searching. Using selection sets Click to expand the palette to work with selection sets, which let you broaden a search. C   Selection criteria symbols make up a selection set. The current selection set is boxed. Changing selection options up- dates this selection set. Click a set to make it the current selec- tion set. Or: Click to create an empty selection set. Copy: Click to duplicate the current selection set. Clear: Click to delete the cur- rent selection set. With only one set, Clear is unavailable. A C B
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