To Select and Deselect Objects

Select

1. Click the arrow next to the Select command, and select the mode from the list.
2. Select the object in the graphics window. To select multiple objects, either SHIFT-click or CTRL-click unselected objects to add them to the selection set.
3. To change the selection, right-click, choose Select Other, and use the arrows to switch selections.

Cancel Selection

• Either left-click or SHIFT-click anywhere in the graphics window, but not on an object.

Remove Selection

• Either SHIFT-click or CTRL-click previously selected objects. All other objects are unaffected.

Select Objects in a Window

1. Position the pointer slightly above and to the left of the left-most object to select.
2. Click and drag the pointer slightly below and to the right of the right-most object to select.

All objects that are enclosed within the rectangle are selected and highlighted.

Select Enclosed and Intersected Objects in a Window

1. Position the pointer slightly below and to the right of the right-most object to select.
2. Click and drag the pointer slightly above and to the left of the left-most object to select.

All objects that are enclosed within and intersected by the rectangle are selected and highlighted.

Add or Remove Objects Using Selection Window

Hold down SHIFT as you click and drag to encompass a specified area. This action selects all previously unselected objects in the selection window, and leaves the others unchanged.

Hold down CTRL as you click and drag to encompass a specified area. This action inverts the selection status of all objects in the selection window. In other words, the action selects all previously unselected objects and unselects all previously selected objects.