Selection

Selection

Selecting an object (or several objects) is the first step in editing operations. The ===selection=== is the list of currently selected objects in the active window. Handles mark the selection in a special color. The selection may be moved, reshaped or copied.

• To select a single graphical element, move the cursor over it and click on the left mouse button. (For editable fields and lists: pointing inside such a field will select something in the contents of the field; to select the field itself point at the field’s border).
  All other elements in the window are deselected.
• To select an element behind the selected one, click the left mouse button with the Ctrl key pressed. All elements under the cursor will be selected in turn.
• To add or delete one element to/from the selection, hold the Shift key pressed while pointing the object.
• To select more than one element at once, press the left mouse button on a free space and draw a rectangle around the objects by dragging the mouse. Now release the button and the new selection will consist of all objects that are completely inside the rectangle.
• To add or delete several elements to/from the selection, hold the Shift key pressed while drawing a rectangle around the objects. All objects inside the rectangle will be added to the selection (unless they were all already selected, in which case they are deselected).
• To deselect all elements, click the left mouse button on a free space or inside some editable field.
• To select an object from a list or outline, point it with the mouse and click on the left mouse button. It is not possible to select more than one object in a list or outline.
• To select one or more cells in a table (but not in a Grid field), select a cell with the mouse, click the left button and drag the mouse over the cell to be selected. To add a new block of cells to the selection, do the same with the Ctrl key pressed. To change the last selected block, do the same with the Shift key pressed.