Select and Placement Mode

Selecting objects occurs in select mode.

Select mode can be activated by:

  • Using the Edit > Select Mode menu command

  • Using the symbol

    or

  • Pressing 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.

  1. Move the cursor to the object to be selected, see also Navigating with the keyboard.

  2. 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 the desired objects are selected.

  1. Move the cursor to the first object to be selected, see also Navigating with the keyboard.

  2. Press the spacebar.

  3. Move the cursor to the next object to be selected

  4. Press the Ctrl+spacebar key combination.

  5. Repeat these steps until the 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 rows:

  1. Left-click the number of the first row 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 row 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 by 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 by rows.

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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.

Deselecting Objects

Using the mouse

Using the keyboard

Left-click an empty space in the section.

  1. Move the cursor to an empty space in the section, see also Navigating with the keyboard.

  2. Press the spacebar.