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Selection tool

The Selection tool lets you select, move, scale, rotate, and manipulate the anchor point of an object or a group of objects.

  1. Click on the Selection tool or press .
  2. Select objects by clicking or dragging a box selection over them.
    • Hold to select multiple objects.
    • Hold to ignore Groups.
    • Hold to select multiple objects through Groups.
  3. Move the selected objects by dragging them.
    • Hold while moving the objects to constraint their move to X/Y axes.
    • Hold and click on the Anchor point to move it.
  4. Scale the selected objects by dragging one of the corners of their bounding box.
    • Hold to keep object proportions.
  5. Rotate the selected objects by manipulating the rotate control point near the corners of their bounding box.
    • Hold to rotate in 15° increments.
  6. Double click:
    • On an object to enter in isolation context mode
    • On canvas to go back one level while in isloation mode
    • On a Text object to start editing it
  7. Drag objects while holding to duplicate them.