References to where the tool is discussed further and where to find examples of how to use the tool are also provided. Select any object or group of objects using this tool. In Select mode, click on an object to select it. Eight selection handles appear around the object to represent the fact that it is selected. When you click on this icon, you enter the Select mode.
Select mode is the default mode, and the mode most users are in a large percentage of the time.
Press 1 on your keyboard to enter Select mode from another mode. The Selection dialog offers an additional set of selection capabilities. Text Tool Create and format text using this tool. To enter Text mode, click on the Text tool icon or press the number 2 on your keyboard. To enter Edit mode on an object directly, simply double-click on it from Select mode.