ADJUSTING OBJECTS

SELECTING OBJECTS Options for selecting objects Specify selection preferences Isolate groups and sublayers Select objects using the Layers panel Select objects with the Selection tool SELECT OBJECTS WITH THE LASSO TOOL Select objects with the Magic Wand tool Select filled objects Select groups and objects in a group Select faces and edges in a Live Paint group Save a selection Group or ungroup objects Expand objects COMBINING OBJECTS Methods of combining objects Pathfinder panel overview Pathfinder options Apply Pathfinder effects COMPOUND SHAPES Work with compound shapes About compound paths Cut a hole in an object using a compound path Apply fill rules to compound paths Return a compound path to its original components CUTTING AND DIVIDING OBJECTS Methods for cutting, dividing, and trimming objects Cut objects with the Divide Objects Below command Cut objects with the Knife tool Divide an object into a grid Clipping masks about clipping masks Hide parts of objects with a clipping mask Create a clipping mask for a group or layer Edit a clipping mask Add or remove an object from masked artwork Release objects from a clipping mask