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On the Main toolbar, click Select Tool.
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Do one of the following:
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To select one element, click it.
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To select more than one element hold the SHIFT or CTRL key and click each element.
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To select more than one element at once, drag to fence the objects.
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To select one of several overlapping elements, use QuickPick.
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To select all elements, click CTRL + A or right-click in the Drawing sheet and click Select All.
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To select an element with QuickPick
QuickPick helps you to select elements that overlap each other.
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Position the pointer over the element you want to select and pause the pointer there.
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When the pointer changes to an ellipsis (three dots), click. The software displays the QuickPick toolbar near the pointer, with a button for each selectable element.
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Move the pointer over QuickPick without clicking to highlight the corresponding elements.
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When the element you want to select is highlighted, click the corresponding button on the QuickPick toolbar.
To clear a selection
Do one of the following:
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Click in free space.
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Right-click in free space.
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Select another element without holding the SHIFT or CTRL key.
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To clear the selection of one element and leave other elements selected, click the element while holding the SHIFT key.
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When the Select Tool is active, selectable elements highlight as you pass the pointer over them. When the element you want to select is highlighted, click to select it.
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You can use the ribbon commands to set element selection options.
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You can change the element highlight and selection colors with Options on the Tools menu.