Select and hold the Direct Selection tool, then select the Group Selection tool.
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Add and import files
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Start new files
- Create documents using presets
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- New Document dialog overview
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Start new files
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- Generate similar variations without text prompts
- Generate scenes, subjects, and icons
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- Edit generated patterns
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Learn painting basics
- About fills and strokes
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- About Live Paint
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Apply and edit strokes
- About brushes
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Learn painting basics
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Manage colors
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Manage layers
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Design with text
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Manage objects
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Reshape and transform objects
- Pathfinder panel overview
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- Envelope panel options
- Shear objects
- About perspective drawing
- Draw objects in perspective
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Create traces, mockups, and symbols
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Apply special effects and styles
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Save and export
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Select object groups and nested object groups
Learn how to easily select grouped and nested objects in Adobe Illustrator to customize grouped elements within your designs.
Select objects and groups using the Group Selection tool
Select an object within the group.
Select the object again to select its parent group.
Select the object a third time to select more groups that are grouped with the selected group.
Select one or more groups using the Selection tool
Select the Selection tool.
Select an object inside the group or drag across part or all of it to make a selection.
To add or remove a group to the selection, hold Shift and select the group.
Select objects and nested groups with the Selection tool
Select the Selection tool.
Double-click a group to enter isolation mode.
Select deeper objects or nested groups by selecting them again inside isolation mode.
Double-click outside the group to deselect the group.
To select a single object within a group, use the Group Selection tool, Lasso tool, or Direct Selection tool.