Selecting objects

You can select single or multiple objects using a variety of methods.

Edit All Layers and selection behavior

The selection behavior depends on the current Edit All Layers setting on the Layers Studio:

When Edit All Layers is enabled (the default), the command will select objects across all layers and sub-layers.
If this option is off, only objects on the current layer are selected. Objects within sub-layers are not selected.

Select Same and Select Object

The Select Same command selects all objects in your document that match an attribute on your currently selected object. You can match by Fill Color, Stroke Color, Fill & Stroke Color, Stroke Weight, Transparency, Blend Mode, Shape, Name, or Tag Color. This powerful selection method can make bulk changes to your design all at once (e.g., conversion of objects that share a non-global color to ones that use a global one).

Select same fill — Selecting the same fill color across objects.

The Select Object command selects all objects of a matching type within your document. For example, you can select all groups, symbols, artistic text, artboards, pixel layers, unfilled objects, transparent objects, and any objects which do not have a stroke, etc.

Select object stroked — Selecting objects with strokes applied.

Both commands also work well in conjunction with each other, allowing you to first group all layers of each fill color (using Select Same) and then select all of the grouped layers (using Select Object), for example, effectively organizing the layers in your image.

To toggle Edit All Layers:

From the Layers Studio's Preferences, tap Edit All Layers.

To select an object:

Do one of the following:

With the Move Tool selected, tap on an object or group on the page to select it.
With the Move Tool selected, drag a selection marquee over your object.
On the Layers Studio, tap (or swipe) an object entry.

To select multiple objects:

Do one of the following:

With the Move Tool selected, tap an object on the document to select it. Now tap-hold with a secondary finger, then tap additional objects to select them in turn.
On the Layers Studio, swipe left or right repeatedly on objects to select them.
For selecting a span of objects using the Layers Studio (Designer Persona or Export Persona), tap an initial object to select, then a two-finger tap on another non-adjacent object will select all objects in between.

To select all objects:

From the Layers Studio's Preferences, tap Select All.

To select objects (or groups) in a group:

Do one of the following:

With the group selected, double tap the object.
From the Layers Studio, expand the group, then tap to select the object.

To deselect an object:

Tap the Deselect icon at the bottom left of the workspace.

To delete an object:

Tap the Delete icon at the bottom left of the workspace.

To select all objects sharing a chosen attribute with the currently selected object:

With an object selected and the Move Tool active, choose an attribute from the Select Same menu on the context toolbar.
Tap Make Selection.

To select all objects of a certain type:

With the Move Tool active, choose an object type from the Select Object menu on the context toolbar.
Tap Make Selection.

Edit All Layers and selection behavior

Select Same and Select Object

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