How do I turn off the Sub-Selection Tool "A"?

Question

Here is an image of the sub selection tool:

How do I unselect this tool after I am done using it to adjust the vector shape?

Answer 1

Select another tool

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or to merely unselect the selected art...

Unselect All

Command/Ctrl+Shift+A

Or Select > Deselect

Or just click anywhere else to deactivate the current selection.

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The shortcut comes in very handy if you are zoomed in and there's really no "clear" area to click. But most often... I simply click a "blank" area in the document.

_{The shortcut also works in InDesign}

Answer 2

What I do in your particular case, when I'm done editing anchors with the A tool, I switch to a 'low action' tool by hitting either:

• V which is the 'normal' move tool, kind of like the default tool in Illustrator, or
• H which is the 'hand' tool, which does not affect anything on the artboard, instead just moves the current view around