# VERY simple Illustrator question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/very-simple-illustrator-question/97949>\
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**Created:** [December 31, 2003, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/very-simple-illustrator-question/97949 "2003-12-31T20:26:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![mlkedave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@mlkedave](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mlkedave)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/very-simple-illustrator-question/97949/1 "2003-12-31T20:26:57Z")

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I am creating a simple design using a variety of squares and lines and I just want to select part of a line or square, not all of it. With all of the selection tools, whenever i click on a line or square, all of object is selected. I want to be able to highlight or use some tool to only select parts of the different objects. Please tell lme how I can do this. Thanks.

Mike