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  • You can select elements with the Select Tool by dragging to fence the elements or by holding the Shift or Ctrl key and clicking the elements. You can also deselect elements by holding the Shift or Ctrl key and clicking the elements.

  • You can use PickQuick to select one of multiple overlapping elements. Pause the Select Tool over the elements. When the ellipsis appears, click. PickQuick is displayed with a box for each element. Select the element by clicking one of the buttons.

  • Shortcut menus contain commands that are relevant to the selected element. To display a shortcut menu, click the right mouse button when the cursor is over the element.

  • You can clear the select set by pressing the ESC key or by clicking away from any elements.

  • The Select Tool ribbon bar has options for Top Down and Bottom Up locate. When you use Top Down locate, a group or symbol will locate before its elements. When using Bottom Up, the elements will locate first.

  • You can cancel a command by pressing the ESC key.

  • You can close a dialog box by pressing the ESC key.

  • You can copy one element quickly with the Circular Pattern or Rectangular Pattern buttons on the Change toolbar.

  • While moving a shape handle on a curve, you can press the Shift key and a cusped node will change to a smooth node. A smooth node will change to a symmetric node.

  • Hold down the Alt key to temporarily disengage relationships; you can then place a line near another element, rather than the element automatically snapping to a particular point.

  • With single-click placement, you can place multiple copies of the selected symbol with each additional mouse click. To cancel single-click placement mode, press the Esc key or click the right mouse button.

  • You can press Ctrl+A to select all the elements on the Drawing sheet.

  • The Select Chain, Invert Selection and Filter On/Off commands on the SmartSelect ribbon make it easier to select and clear multiple elements in select sets.