Adobe ILLUSTRATOR CS2 User Manual page 272

With Object Selection By Path Only selected, dragging with the Direct Selection tool selects points and segments within a marquee.
See also
"To view artwork as outlines" on page 40
To select objects with the Lasso tool
Select the Lasso tool .
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Drag around or across the objects.
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See also
"Keys for selecting" on page 528
"To select anchor points" on page 158
"To select path segments" on page 158
To select one or more groups with the Selection tool
1 Select the Selection tool .
Do one of the following to any object that's within the group:
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Click the object.
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Drag around part or all of the object.
To add or remove a group to the selection, hold down Shift while clicking the group to add or remove.
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See also
"To group or ungroup objects" on page 284
To select objects and groups within groups with the Selection tool
1 Select the Selection tool .
Double-click a group. The group is selected and is highlighted with a gray border.
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Do any of the following:
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Double-click to select further down into the group structure.
Double-clicking is a handy way to select objects (as opposed to faces and edges) within a Live Paint group.
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