Select components and matching colors

Treat fills and outlines as independent components.

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Select components and matching colors: Real editor recording
Real editor recording
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Press V and click inside a shape to select the fill, or on its edge to select the outline. Shift combines selections. Double click selects the whole shape. Deleting only the fill preserves the outline.

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Edit → Select same color expands the selection within the active layer and frame, matching exact color and opacity. Fills match fills; outlines match outlines.

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Press Q to transform. Shift constrains proportions or rotation; Alt uses the center. Modify commands align, distribute and combine vectors.

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