Box Select

With Box Select , click and drag to draw a rectangle around the area you want to select. When you lift the pen or release the mouse button, the block will show you the extent of your selection. Right-click to deselect. Only objects that are completely enclosed by the selection line will be selected.

Use Add to Selection

 with any select function to increase the area of selected objects, or use Remove From Selection

to make the currently selected area smaller.

Box Select is also activated automatically when a block is pasted into a design.

Shortcuts

• Home Tab, Select; Status Bar:

  

• Keys: Alt, H, B

Use Box Select

1. If desired, use the FilmStrip, Draw Range sliders, Filters and color worksheet to hide objects so that it is easier to see the required objects.

2. Click the Box Select icon

   

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3. Click and drag to draw a rectangle around the required objects.

4. Lift the pen or release the mouse button when the required objects are enclosed. They will become the current selection, indicated by a rectangle with blue handles.

5. If you want to make a new selection, click outside the current selection to deselect it. Then draw a new box around the required objects.

6. Right-click to cancel the Box Select tool, which will also deselect any selected objects.

Select a Place to Insert New Objects

Select an Object to Edit

Stepping Through Designs

Select a Block of Objects

Select Last Visible

Point Select

Freehand Select

Select All Visible

Select None

Replace Selection

Add To Selection

Remove From Selection