How to Inspect Grouped Elements in Illustrator
Learn how to inspect how items are grouped or arranged in Illustrator and see if you’re looking at a group, a compound path, or some other collection of elements.
In this Illustrator how-to video, Khara Plicanic demos how to inspect how items are grouped or arranged. This can be handy when trying to dig down to individual elements—especially when you’re working with someone else’s files! Khara explains where to check whether you’re looking at a group, a compound path, or some other collection of elements.
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This article was last modified on August 29, 2025
This article was first published on November 1, 2024
