 Clear Selection (Edit Menu)  ESC (Escape)
Clear Selection (Edit Menu)  ESC (Escape)
Clear Selection deselects all selected objects. This can be useful to:
 See the document without any handles visible.
 See the document without any handles visible.
 Reset the transformation center.
 Reset the transformation center.
 Quickly clear the selected points on a line or shape so a new line or shape can be started (see Drawing a line with the Shape Editor Tool).
 Quickly clear the selected points on a line or shape so a new line or shape can be started (see Drawing a line with the Shape Editor Tool).
For more details, see Deselecting all objects.