Illustrator question: selecting multiple text

**dspring** · 09-23-2009, 11:40 AM

is there a way to select and highlight multiple pieces of text? I have a paragraph and want to change some words to bold that are scattered throughout but for now I have to select one word, change it, go back to the text tool, select the next word, change it, repeat... is there a way to allow me to select multiple words within the same text block? this is a pain in the arse...

cheers

**standard** · 09-23-2009, 11:43 AM

this is where someone says you shouldn't be laying out text in Illustrator. BASTARDS.

(i don't know of a way, sorry)

**dennyschmickle** · 09-23-2009, 11:43 AM

me neither

**dspring** · 09-23-2009, 11:44 AM

Originally Posted by standard

this is where someone says you shouldn't be laying out text in Illustrator. BASTARDS.

(i don't know of a way, sorry)

guilty... it's just mouse legal on a promo poster...

**dspring** · 09-23-2009, 11:45 AM

I could swear I have done it accidentally a few times... but no idea how...

**andydiesel** · 09-23-2009, 11:47 AM

will the find and replace tool work?

**dspring** · 09-23-2009, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by andydiesel

will the find and replace tool work?

it's all different words, so in this case it won't

**Barry Obama** · 09-23-2009, 11:53 AM

shift key

**andydiesel** · 09-23-2009, 11:55 AM

Originally Posted by dspring

it's all different words, so in this case it won't

you're from canadia, how many words do you really know?

**dspring** · 09-23-2009, 11:59 AM

Originally Posted by Barry Obama

shift key

what I want is to be able to do this

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