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How to Use the Adobe Illustrator Selection Tool

By Eric Miller, About.com

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Introduction

The Illustrator selection tool is for selecting objects in your layouts, such as shapes and blocks of type. Once selected, you can use the tool to move, transform, or apply any number of filters or effects to the selected objects. Basically, the selected object is the one you are currently “working on.”
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