Selecting items and text

After you place an item in your workspace, you can make various kinds of changes to it, but first the item must be selected. For example, you must select an image to resize it or change its transparency, or select text to change its color

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and font, or select a frame to delete it or change its width.

 

 

You can select any item in your workspace: images, clip art,

 

phrases, text, backgrounds, frames, and shapes. You can

 

also select items layered inside shapes.

 

Selecting items

 

 

To select an item in your workspace:

 

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Click the item. Small squares appear

 

 

around it to indicate this is the

 

 

currently selected item.

 

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If you are selecting an item that is

 

 

underneath other items, click the

 

 

portion of the item that is visible,

 

 

or move other items backward as

 

 

needed to get to the item you want

 

 

(see “Working with layers” on

 

 

page 44).

Note: To see which item is selected, check the item status indicator.

Selecting shapes, frames, and items inside

To select shapes and items within shapes:

•Frames: Double-click the outline of the shape.

•Items inside the shape: Double-click items within a shape. If your shape