In today’s lesson, I learned about how to hide and show edges and a good tip to know what object is selected.
When working with a group of objects and the selected box is distracting, one quick fix is to use the Direct Selection Tool. However, this also can be a nuisance. To fix that, head to View, then click Hide Edges, hiding the selected border of the object.
When hidden, it is hard to tell what object is selected, so one good way to know is by looking in the Control Panel, which lists the object’s details.
If you want the edges to show, head to View then Show Edges.
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