Freehand Select

With Freehand Select , click and drag to draw an irregular outline around the desired area. When you lift the pen or release the mouse button, the area is closed automatically with a straight line between the last pointer position and the start position. 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.

Shortcuts

• Home Tab, Select; Status Bar:

  

• Keys: Alt, H, FS

Use Freehand Select

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

2. Click the Freehand Select icon

   

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3. Click and drag to draw a line around the required objects. The objects inside the line will become the current selection, indicated by a rectangle with blue handles.

4. The line is closed automatically in a straight line between your start point and end point. If you are not close enough to your start point then you could leave out some desired objects by accident.

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

6. Right-click to cancel the Freehand 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

Box Select

Point Select

Select All Visible

Select None

Replace Selection

Add To Selection

Remove From Selection