Illustrator

Select faces and edges in a Live Paint group

You select faces and edges of a Live Paint tool using the Live Paint Selection tool. If you want to select the entire Live Paint group, simply click it with the Selection tool.

  1. Select the Live Paint Selection tool .
  2. Move the tool over the Live Paint group until the face or edge you want to select is highlighted. (When the Live Paint Selection tool is over an edge, the tool changes to .)
  3. Do any of the following:

    • Click to select the highlighted face or edge.

    • Drag a marquee around multiple faces or edges. Any face or edge that is fully or partially enclosed by the marquee is included in the selection.

    • Double-click a face or edge to select all connected faces/edges of the same color (flood select).

    • Triple-click a face or edge to select all faces/edges of the same color (select same).

      If you have difficulty selecting a small face or edge, magnify the view or set the Live Paint Selection tool options to select only fills or strokes.
  4. To add or remove faces and edges from the selection, hold down Shift and click the faces/edges you want to add or remove.
    To switch to the Eyedropper tool and sample fills and strokes, Alt‑click (Windows) or Option‑click (Mac OS) the fill and stroke you want.