2. Techniques for Selecting Artwork

Lesson overview

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to do the following:

Differentiate between the various selection tools and use different selection techniques.

Recognize Smart Guides.

Save selections for future use.

Use tools and commands to align shapes and points to each other and the artboard.

Group and ungroup items.

Work in Isolation mode.

Arrange content.

Select objects that are behind other objects.

Hide and lock items for organizational purposes.

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This lesson takes approximately 60 minutes to complete.

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