Adobe Illustrator CS3 - Manual (Page 168)

ILLUSTRATOR CS3
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• To select faces or edges with the same fill or stroke, triple-click an item. Or click once, choose Select > Same, and
then choose Fill Color, Stroke Color, or Stroke Weight on the submenu.
• To add items to, or remove items from, the current selection, Shift-click or Shift-drag a marquee around the items.
Select a Live Paint group
❖ Using the Selection tool, click the group.
Select an original path within a Live Paint group
❖ Using the Direct Selection tool, click a path inside the Live Paint group.
Isolate a Live Paint group from the rest of the artwork
❖ Using the Selection tool, do one of the following:
• Double-click the group.
• Select the group, and then click the Isolate Selected Group button in the Control panel.
Modify Live Paint groups
When you modify a path in a Live Paint group, Illustrator colors the modified or new faces and edges using fills and
strokes from the existing group. If the results are not what you expect, you can reapply the colors you want using the
Live Paint Bucket tool.
Live Paint group before (left) and after adjusting paths (right)
When you delete edges, the fill floods across any newly expanded face. For example, if you delete a path that divides
a circle in half, the circle is filled with one of the fills previously in the circle. You can sometimes help guide the
results. For instance, before deleting a path that divides a circle, first move it so that the fill you want to keep is larger
than the fill you want to remove.
Live Paint group before (left) and after selecting and deleting a path (right)
Save the fill and stroke colors used in Live Paint groups in the Swatches panel. That way, if a change loses a color you
want to keep, you can select its swatch and use the Live Paint Bucket tool to reapply the fill or stroke.