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Delete Objects in Adobe Illustrator CS6

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You're watching VisiHow. In this tutorial, we're going to show you how to delete an object in Adobe Illustrator CS6 in Windows 7.

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You should open Illustrator and a document
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For instructions on how to do this, please view our other Adobe Illustrator tutorials. Within the document, there are three objects. There is the background, which is the blue rectangle, a circle, and a yellow rectangle.

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You should click the "Selection Tool" black arrow in the vertical toolbar
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It is on the left side of the screen.

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Then, click the object that you want to delete from the document
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Once the object is selected, you will see a blue frame with corners around it. The corners are represented as white squares. This means the object is selected and ready to be edited.
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When the object is selected, you can simply press the "Delete" key on the keyboard
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You can get the object back clicking "Edit" in the top-left corner of the window
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Tap the first option in the drop-down menu, "Undo Clear"
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Alternatively, press "Ctrl" + "Z" on the keyboard to complete this step.

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