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Select the object to edit, then press Ctrl and select it again. Access the Edit Tool from the Selection Info Palette. See Selection Info Palette. In Edit Tool mode, the cursor becomes an arrow with a dot.
When the node editing is finished, you can return to Select Edit mode by selecting it from the local menu, by clicking the icon on the Inspector Bar, or by pressing Esc.
You can then exit Select mode by clicking outside the selection set, or by pressing Esc again.
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