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4. With the Selection tool active, choose Select>All.
This command selects all Click these arrows
unlocked objects in the file. to expand a layer.
If you have more than one Each separate object
artboard in the file, the is listed individually.
Select>All on Artboard These squares identify
command selects unlocked selected objects.
objects only on the active
artboard.
Because the Backgrounds layer is locked, the rectangle behind the artwork is not
selected.

5. With all the objects selected, choose Object>Group.
The six individual objects are
components of a single thing
— the “picnic” icon. Grouping Grouping allows you to
them allows all the pieces to be treat the icon artwork
treated as a single object on the as a single object.
artboard.

6. Click the arrow to the left of the Backgrounds layer to expand that layer.
Because you locked the entire
layer, all objects on that layer
are also locked.

Because the parent
layer is locked, all
objects on that layer
are also locked.

7. Click the Lock icon for the Backgrounds layer to unlock it.
When you unlock a layer, all objects on that layer are also unlocked.

8. Using the Selection tool, Shift-click the brown background shape to add it
to the active selection.
If you used the Select All
method, you would select
all eight background shapes Objects on multiple
because the Backgrounds layer layers can be selected
is now unlocked. Manually at the same time.
clicking is a better choice to
select only the one you want.

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