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helloandyhihi
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June 6, 2017
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How do I deselect a text box while other objects remain selected?

  • June 6, 2017
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Hi, years ago you could:

  • Hold shift and select multiple objects
  • Then hold down command to deselect a text box
  • The objects that remained selected could be moved or nudged at once without affecting the text box

I haven't been able to figure out how to do that. In the screen shot, you can see an example. I'd like to nudge down all of the highlighted rule lines—but first I want to deselect the text box on top of them.

Does anyone know how I could do that?

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Correct answer Barb Binder

Shift click to add to a selection, and Shift click to remove an object from a selection.

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John Mensinger
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John MensingerCommunity Expert
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June 7, 2017

helloandyhihi  wrote

  • Then hold down command to deselect a text box

That's where it's going wrong...just stay with Shift, per Barb's reply. I don't know if it ever worked that way with Command, but I do know it always did with Shift.

TᴀW
TᴀW
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June 7, 2017

It can sometimes be a lot easier to select things in the Layers panel.

Shift+click on what you want to select in the Layers panel (you click on the little box to the right), and Ctrl+Shift+Click if you want to deselect something.

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    Barb Binder
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    Barb BinderCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    June 6, 2017

    Shift click to add to a selection, and Shift click to remove an object from a selection.

    ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
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