You can use Select All Instances on more element categories and with multiple element types selected.
* For areas and area boundary lines, functionality is limited to elements within all views of that area scheme only.
** For revision clouds and property lines, functionality is limited to Select All Instances > Visible in View Only.
*** For model lines and detail lines, the selection is filtered by the type of line (model or detail) and then by the line style.
See Select All Instances.
When you select multiple types of elements, you can access Select All Instances > Visible in View Only or Select All Instances > In Entire Project. Access may be limited depending on the type of elements selected. (See the section above for limitations).