While creating a design in Adobe Illustrator, we get stuck sometimes after completing the design because we don’t like the fill color of some objects much and want to change them instantly at once. Clicking all objects one by one might be boring and doing so can also consume a lot of time to complete our task. Everyone tries to find out a quick and easy way to change them without boring and in very less time. But how can we do that? Well in this tutorial we are going to guide you, on how to select all objects of a specific color and change them all with just a few clicks in Adobe Illustrator.
To select all objects of the same color in Illustrator, press Y from the keyboard, and the magic wand tool will be selected. Now click on any object of the color that you want to select from all designs. You will see all objects of the same fill color will be selected.
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Select All Objects of the Same Color in Illustrator – Video Tutorial
You can also watch the detailed video tutorial given to learn how to select all objects of the same color in Adobe Illustrator.
If you are new or don’t have any idea to select all objects of the same color in Illustrator, then you are at the right place. In this tutorial, you will learn how to select all objects of the same fill color in Illustrator.
So let’s start.
Following are given complete steps to help you to achieve the task:
You can start by opening your design by going to the File menu, from the list click on Open or you can simply press Ctrl+O from your keyboard. Choose your desired file.
If you have already opened your design you can continue to work on it.
If your design is grouped, first of all, you should ungroup it. So that we can select objects as we want.
To ungroup the design go to the properties panel from the quick access palette and click on Ungroup. This will ungroup our design.
Then we are going to use the Selection tool to select our object from the left toolbar or you can press ‘V’ from your keyboard.
Click on the empty area so that all objects are unselected.
Now click on any object of the color that you want to select by the selection tool.
To select all objects of the same color, go to the Select menu, from the list of options choose Click Same and then fill color.
All the objects or shapes with that color will be selected on your artboard.
So, in this way you can select all objects of the same color. The given method is so easy and doesn’t require a lot of effort.
You have learned to select all objects of the same color in Adobe Illustrator.
In this tutorial, you have learned to select all objects of the same color in Adobe Illustrator. If you have multiple objects of the same color and you want to fill them all in a new color then it is a good idea to select them at once and then use the Live Paint bucket to fill them all.
Have More Questions?
If you have any questions related to selecting all objects of the same color then ask in the comment section below. We have also answered some most frequently asked questions below.
How to Change Selection Color in Illustrator
You can change the color of selected objects from the left toolbar, from the color fill option or you can press ‘<’ from your keyboard.
The color palette will open.
Choose your desired color. The color of all selected objects will be changed into a new color.
Select Color from Image
To select the color from any image, go to the left toolbar and click on the Eyedropper tool or press ‘I’ from the keyboard.
After selecting the eyedropper tool click on your image at the area where you want to select the color.
If your eyedropper tool is not working, double-click on the eyedropper tool. A window with eyedropper options will appear.
In the left area from Eyedropper pick up uncheck Appearance.
Then it will allow you to select the color from the image in Adobe Illustrator.
How to Select Multiple Objects in Illustrator
To select multiple objects in Illustrator keep pressing the Shift key from your keyboard and click on the objects that you want to select.
All Done! Enjoy.
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