Select Elements

Use these methods to select elements in the drawing area.

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locate the desired element to select	move the cursor over the element in the drawing area. Revit highlights the element and displays information about it in the status bar and in a tooltip. If several elements are very close to or on top of one another, move the cursor over that area and press Tab until the status bar describes the desired element. Use Tab to highlight an individual element in a linked file. Press Shift+Tab to cycle through elements in reverse order.
select an element	click the element.
select multiple elements	Ctrl+ click each element.
determine how many elements are currently selected	check the selection count on the status bar (). See How Many Elements Are Selected?
select all elements of a particular type	select one element of the desired type, and type SA (for Select All Instances). For more ways to select all instances, see Selecting All Instances.
select all elements of a certain category (or categories)	draw a pick box around the elements, and click Modify | Multi-Select tabFilter panel (Filter). Select the desired categories, and click OK.
deselect an element	Shift+click each element to deselect that element from a group of selected elements.
re-select the previously selected elements	press Ctrl+left arrow.