Illustrator on Ipad - Shortcut to deselect?

[benk28841253]

Is there an easy way to deselect all objects in the Ipad version?

I know you can click on an empty area of the artboard to deselect, but that's not always practrical, especially if you're zoomed in.

Or if I have the keyboard attached, I can use the keyboard shortcut shift>cmd>A, but again, not always practical.

It would be great if there was a button somewhere on screen, or a gesture, to achieve this e.g. a double click of the touch modifier would be a super easy way to deselect.

Or maybe this already exists within the app and I'm missing something...

[benk28841253]

Is there an easy way to deselect all objects in the Ipad version?

I know you can click on an empty area of the artboard to deselect, but that's not always practrical, especially if you're zoomed in.

Or if I have the keyboard attached, I can use the keyboard shortcut shift>cmd>A, but again, not always practical.

It would be great if there was a button somewhere on screen, or a gesture, to achieve this e.g. a double click of the touch modifier would be a super easy way to deselect.

[Duplicate posts merged by moderator. Please post once.]

Or maybe this already exists within the app and I'm missing something...

[benk28841253 · Accepted solution]

For anyone with the seame query, I found a solution:

In settings there is an option to assign a command to the Apple pencil 'double tap' function, and one of the options is to deselect active objects on the artboard.

[martinb27414133]

This is not working for me since double click seams to past what is in the clipboard.

[martinb27414133]

Clicking outside of the object is the standard isn't it? Why does this even have to be diseased? 

[martinb27414133]

*discussed 

[valdemarMatos]

@martinb27414133 You're right.
@benk28841253 The pasting clipboard objects when doble tapping doesn'r happen to you?

[ajdewey]

I was hoping this would work - but when you draw a line with the pen tool and want to deselect it (to start a new line) without have to choose the select icon -  then click on the board - and then select the pen too again...With this fix - when you double click to deselct the line - it just draws a new one where you double click. I hope they fix this.

[anniew89350460]

Except for me all that ever does is add a node with the pencil tool is selected. Would be nice if that wouldn't happen because it just creates another object I have to deselect.

[Michael J. Hoffman]

Are you tapping the side of the pencil with your finger? It sounds like you're tapping the pencil on the screen. It's just a double tap of the finger on the flat side of the pencil (the pencil is touch sensitive).

[anniew89350460]

I have the first gen pencil, so yes, I was tapping the screen as there's no option to tap the pencil. So I guess those of us on older iPads are out of luck 😕

[Mecro]

This is the most frustrating thing in the entire world. I can't stand that there's no deselect button. When you're zoomed in working on details it is so triggering. 

[Michael J. Hoffman]

 I can't stand that there's no deselect button. 

By @Mecro

A moderator has added your question to this existing thread, which has the correct answer: double tapping the pencil to de-select (default behavior, but adjustable in app settings). 

[Your pal, Al]

NO IT DOESN'T. IT PASTES if you have recently copied something NO MATTER WHAT SETTING IS SELECTED FOR DOUBLE-TAP.

[Monika Gause]

NO IT DOESN'T. IT PASTES if you have recently copied something NO MATTER WHAT SETTING IS SELECTED FOR DOUBLE-TAP.

By @Your pal, Al

I have just tested it. If you set up the double tap accordingly in the App settings, then it can deselect.