: Objects framed in a rectangle In this image you can see a blue selection on which I have put my pointer. My question is - how do you achieve that there is a rectangle which frames objects

@Holmes874

The method of doing this is called the CLIPPING MASK. A clipping mask is an object whose shape masks other artwork so that only areas that lie within the shape are visible

The following guidelines apply to creating clipping masks:


The objects that you mask are moved into the clipping mask’s group in the Layers panel if they don’t already reside there.
Only vector objects can be clipping masks; however, any artwork can be masked.
If you use a layer or group to create a clipping mask, the first object in the layer or group masks everything that is a subset of the layer or group.
Regardless of its previous attributes, a clipping mask changes to an object with no fill or stroke.


And the answer of your second question is:

You can simply double click on your selection, it will take you the the isolation mode where you can preview and edit your selected object.

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