Selecting Shapes, Images, Curves, Text, Effects, Groups etc.

Working with Objects

On This Page

•		Overview
•		Select Ungrouped Objects (Mouse)
•		Select a Single/Grouped Object (Mouse)
•		Select an Object (Object Selector)
•		Select an Object (Object Manager)
•		Select by Color (Select by)
•		Select by Color (Color Tool Panel)
•		Select by Object Type (Select by)

SignMaster Cut - Application Window

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Overview
SignMaster Cut provides a number of on-screen and procedural tools to select and position all objects including curves, images, shapes and text plus all the effects which can be applied to these objects within a Document.

How to Select Objects

To	Do the following
Select Ungrouped Objects (Mouse)	1.	Click on the Pick tool



	2.	Position the mouse at any corner of the object;



	3.	Draw out a Marquee over the object until it is completely surrounded by the marquee (as shown above) and let go of the mouse button and the object will become selected;

Select a Single/Grouped Object (Mouse)	1.	Click on the Pick tool


	2.	Click on the Object for it to become selected (you will see sizing handles in each corner - as shown above).

Select an Object (Object Selector)	1.	Open the Object Selector, see working with the Object Selector


	2.	Click on an Object in the list and it will be selected in the designing area.
		Double-click on an Object and it will be zoomed into in the designing area.

Select an Object (Object Manager)	1.	Open the Object Manager, see working with the Object Manager


	2.	Using the mouse Expand the Object Manager's Node(s) to reveal the Object you wish to select;
	3.	Click on the Object in the list and the Object in the Document will also become selected.
		If you cannot find the object in the list you can use the Object Manager in conjunction with the objects within the document to highlight objects within the Object Manager.

Select by Color (Select by tool)

	1.	Click on the Pick tool
	2.	Click on the Select By dropdown (as shown directly above);
	3.	Click on Color and the Select Objects by Color window will open, as shown here:



	4.	Select the Color of the Object(s) required and click OK and all the Objects that share that Color Fill will become selected.

Select by Color (Color Tool Panel)	•	Colors can also be selected using the Color Tool Panel, see working with the Color Tool Panel

Select by Object Type (Select by tool)

	1.	Click on the Pick tool
	2.	Click on the Select By dropdown (as shown directly above);
	3.	Click on Object Type and the Select Objects window will open, as shown here:



	4.	Select the Type of Object and click OK and all the Objects that share those attributes will become selected.

You can clear Rotate and Skew by clicking Clear Transformations from the Arrange menu.