I am having trouble selecting paths using the direct selection tool. Once I click and drag it selects some paths. I want to click and drag again to select more paths however it deselects the paths I've already selected. This is for an image I live traced so quite a lot of paths.
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1 Answer
With the Direct Selection tool you don't want to click-drag over the same things twice. The first drag will select something, the second will deselect it.
It may be helpful to use the Hide
function, which I often do. If something is hidden, it can't be selected/deselected. So Hide what you've already selected, make a new selection, hide that, repeat. Then show all.
- Click-drag with the Direct Selection tool to get a selection
- Then choose
Object > Hide > Selection
from the menu
(Quicker via shortcut... Command/Ctrl + 3) - Once everything you want as a selection is hidden,
chooseObject > Show All
( Command/Ctrl + Option/Alt + 3)
Everything you've hidden will become visible and selected.
Note you can also use the Lock
function rather than Hide
. Same workflow. Hide
can simply makes it easier to tell what has been selected and what hasn't.