Moving and Selecting Your Shapes on the Artboard
After creating your basic shapes, at this point, it is helpful to be able to move them around on the artboard board on the current layer.
Selection Tool (V)
As mentioned in Chapter 4, you can use the Selection tool (V) from the Toolbars panel to select a shape or object on the artboard and then drag it around and move it to a new location on or off the artboard. You can also use the bounding box handles around the shape to scale or rotate a shape and make it disproportionate, such as the examples of the polygon and star. Refer to Figure 6-28.
Figure 6-28. Use the Selection tool to move, scale proportionally and disproportionately, and rotate various paths and shapes on the artboard
The Selection tool can also be used to duplicate a shape when you select the shape and hold down the Alt/Option key and drag the new shape away. Refer to Figure 6-29.
Figure 6-29. Use the Selection tool to duplicate shapes and paths
While a shape is selected, you can press the Backspace/Delete button to remove it from the board. Use the menu Edit ➤ Undo (Ctrl/CMD+Z) or your History panel, as mentioned in Chapter 4, if you want to undo these steps. Refer to Figure 6-30.
Figure 6-30. Use the History panel if you delete selected a path or shape by accident
Tip: Shift+Click multiple shapes if you want to select and move them at the same time. Refer to Figure 6-31.
Figure 6-31. Use the Selection too to select multiple shapes
Direct Selection Tool (A)
The Direct Selection tool as mentioned before is used for the selection of individual points on any path, and you can then drag a point to move it. Or with a star, use it to round a corner point or Shift+Click more points if you want to round them with the live corner widgets. Refer to Figure 6-32.
Figure 6-32. Use the Direct Selection tool to select point or multiple points and round corners