To select all objects: Choose Select All in the Edit menu. This
command selects every object in a single-layer document. To select
all objects on all visible layers in a multi-layer document, change the
default selection setting in the Preferences dialog box; see General
preferences, page 15.221.
Selection indicators
Canvas indicates that an object is selected by displaying the objects
bounding box. The bounding box is a rectangle with solid squares,
called handles, at each corner and side midpoint. When an object is
selected, its bounding box is visible even if it has attributes (the same
color as the background, for example) that make the object itself
invisible. Also, a selected objects bounding box is visible even if its
covered by other objects.
When one object is selected, Canvas displays the object type at the
right end of the Status bar. When more than one object is selected, the
Status bar shows the number of selected objects.
Selecting objects with selection tools
The Selection tool (a filled arrow) selects any object you click. The
Selection tool is the default tool when you start Canvas. All selection
tools are in the Selection tool palette.
Selection tool
Select this tool when you need to Select a single
object. You may right-click to select multiple objects. Macintosh
users may Shift-click.
Direct Edit Selection tool
This tool allows you to select all curve-
edit points of an object in one step. Merely select this tool and then
click on a vector object to place that object into edit mode.
Direct Group Selection tool
Using this tool, you may select indi-
vidual objects within a group without the need to ungroup the object.
Lasso Selection tool
Select this tool and then encircle or draw a
line around an object or series of objects. Doing this will select all of
the objects that are touching the selection. You can also use this tool
to select objects by simply drawing a line through them.
All objects created by a particular tool
Select the tool, then choose Select All in the Edit menu.
Objects based on their attributes
Use the Find command in the Edit menu.
To select
Do this
A bounding box with handles
surrounds a selected object
A Selection tool
B Direct Edit Selection tool
C Direct Group Selection tool
D Lasso Selection tool
E Direct Edit Lasso tool
B
C
D
E
A