Selecting objects within groups

To work with individual objects within a group, you can either ungroup the objects or use the Subselection tool to select individual objects while leaving the group intact.

Subselection tool

Modifying the attributes of a subselected object changes only the subselected object, not the entire group. Moving a subselected object to another layer removes the object from the group.

Subselecting an object within a group

To select an object that is part of a group:

• Select the Subselection tool and click the object or drag a selection area around it. To add objects to or remove them from the selection, hold down Shift as you click or drag.

To select the group that contains a subselected object, do one of the following:

• Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) anywhere in the group and select Select > Superselect from the context menu.
• Select Select > Superselect.

To select all objects within a selected group, do one of the following:

• Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) anywhere on the group and select Select > Subselect from the context menu.
• Select Select > Subselect.