How to select multiple shapes?

ulrik · Post by **ulrik** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 2:29 pm

If you have 70 shapes on 1 layer, is there a way to select all shapes at once to give them a predefined style?

slowtiger · Post by **slowtiger** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:07 am

apple-A (on the Mac) does the trick - you have to be in the selection tool.

ulrik · Post by **ulrik** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:19 am

slowtiger wrote:apple-A (on the Mac) does the trick - you have to be in the selection tool.

If I use that I only select the points of all shapes, I want to be able to select all shapes to change the colors or transpareny for all of them at the same time, maybe it's not possible? I don't know.
If anybody knows how to do that let me know, it will be much appreciated.

Rasheed · Post by **Rasheed** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:34 am

AFAIK you do this only with a style. You can speed up applying a style this way:

Create a new style, or use an existing style
Select a shape with the Select Shape tool and apply the style to the shape via the Style window
Click on the same shape again, now with the Option key down to pick the style
Click on the other shapes, with the Command and Option keys down to push the style to the shapes

ulrik · Post by **ulrik** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:40 am

Rasheed wrote:AFAIK you do this only with a style. You can speed up applying a style this way:

Create a new style, or use an existing style

Select a shape with the Select Shape tool and apply the style to the shape via the Style window

Click on the same shape again, now with the Option key down to pick the style

Click on the other shapes, with the Command and Option keys down to push the style to the shapes

Thank you Rasheed! That is a way to speed it up a bit. I have to try it right away.