Select and placement mode

Objects are selected in select mode.

Select mode can be activated using:

  • the Objects > Select Mode menu command

  • the Edit > Select Mode menu command

  • the symbol,

    or

  • the Esc key

The cursor symbol indicates that select mode is active

Selecting an object

Using the mouse

Using the keyboard

Left-click the object you want to select.

Move the gray field to the cell with the object to be selected, see also Navigating with the keyboard.

Note: If several objects are in the gray highlighted field, the next object in the cell is selected every time you press the spacebar.

Selecting several objects

Using the mouse

Using the keyboard

  1. Click the left mouse button and keep it pressed.

  2. Drag the mouse across the objects you want to select.

or

  1. Left-click the first object you want to select.

  2. Press the Ctrl key and keep it pressed.

  3. Left-click the next object you want to select.

  4. Repeat these steps until all desired objects are selected.

Selecting several objects in different cells:

  1. Move the gray field to the cell with the first object to be selected, see also Navigating with the keyboard.

  2. Press the Shift+spacebar key combination.

    Result: The object is added to the current selection and the gray field is shifted one cell to the right.

  3. Repeat these steps until all desired objects are selected.

Selecting several objects in one cell:

  1. Move the gray field to the cell with the objects to be selected, see also Navigating with the keyboard.

  2. Press the spacebar until the first desired object is selected.

  3. Press the Ctrl+spacebar key combination to select the next object in the cell.

  4. Repeat these steps until all desired objects are selected.

Selecting by rows

Using the mouse

Using the keyboard

Selecting the contents of a row:

  1. Left-click the number of the row you want to select in the vertical ruler.

Selecting the contents of several lines:

  1. Left-click the number of the first line you want to select in the vertical ruler.

  2. Press the Shift key and keep it pressed.

  3. Left-click the number of the last line you want to select in the vertical ruler.

Note: Pressing the Shift key makes it possible to combine this procedure with the procedure for selecting columns.

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Selecting by columns

Using the mouse

Using the keyboard

Selecting the contents of a column:

  1. Left-click the number of the column you want to select in the vertical ruler.

Selecting the contents of several columns:

  1. Left-click the number of the first column you want to select in the vertical ruler.

  2. Press the Shift key and keep it pressed.

  3. Left-click the number of the last column you want to select in the vertical ruler.

Note: Pressing the Shift key makes it possible to combine this procedure with the procedure for selecting lines.

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Selecting all (entire contents of the section)

Using the mouse

Using the keyboard

Use the Edit > Select All menu command.

Press the Ctrl+A key combination.

Selecting all objects

Using the mouse

Using the keyboard

Left-click an empty space in the section.

  1. Move the gray field to an empty space, see also Navigating with the keyboard.

  2. Press the spacebar.

Deselecting objects

Using the mouse

Using the keyboard

Left-click an empty space in the section.

Move the gray field or press the space bar.