The select functions in the Home tab allow you to select an area of stitches. A selection can be rotated in 90 degree steps, mirrored, moved, copied, cut and duplicated.
When stitches have been selected, they have a selection box around them on the design area. Click and drag inside the selection box to move it.
When making a selection, only stitches that are on grid points that are completely enclosed by the selection line will be included in the selection. If the selection line crosses freehand backstitch lines, the freehand backstitch will not be included because you have not completely enclosed both ends.
Inserting or Pasting a Selection
When a new selection is added to a design by paste, insert or the Letter functions, it is automatically selected and Box Select is activated. The selection is placed in the top left corner of the visible design area.
Click the work area outside a block to deselect it. The selection box around the block will disappear and the selection will become part of the design. Any colors in the selection that were not in the palette will be added to the palette.
Selections are also automatically deselected when any new selection is added to the design, or when other functions that affect the design are activated.