The Magic Wand Tool (Y) selects objects based on their content.

It is useful for making selections when you have lots and lots of objects in your document.

Magic Wand Tool (Y) Panel

Double-click on the Magic Wand Tool (Y) in the Tools Panel to open up the Magic Wand Panel (see below):

The Magic Wand Tool (Y) can select for Fill Color, Stroke Color, Stroke Weight, Opacity and Blending Mode.

Check any of the boxes for what you want the Magic Wand Tool (Y) to search for - ex: the box for Fill Color (see above) is checked and that means that you are selecting for the color that is filling the object you've clicked on.

Tolerance - how many levels you want to be activated based on what you’ve clicked.

• the higher the tolerance number - the more leeway you’re allowing (ex: Based on the initial clicked color, some to many other similar colors will also be selected.)
• the lower the number - the less leeway you’re allowing (ex: Based on the initial clicked color, only colors much closer in shade or the exact same color will also be selected.)

On the Magic Wand Panel - click on the Flyout Menu to choose more options (see below):

Stroke Weight Tolerance

Ex: If you set a Stroke Weight Tolerance of 1 - then click on a 1 point stroke - the Stroke Weight Tolerance will allow anything from zero to two points to be automatically selected.

Opacity Tolerance

Ex: If you set an Opacity Tolerance of 5 - then click something with a 50% opacity level - the Opacity Tolerance will allow anything from a 45% to a 55% opacity level to be automatically selected.

Any questions?

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