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  1. On the Main toolbar, click Select Tool.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • To select one element, click it.

    • To select more than one element hold the SHIFT or CTRL key and click each element.

    • To select more than one element at once, drag to fence the objects.

    • To select one of several overlapping elements, use QuickPick.

    • To select all elements, click CTRL + A or right-click in the Drawing sheet and click Select All.

To select an element with QuickPick

QuickPick helps you to select elements that overlap each other.

  1. Position the pointer over the element you want to select and pause the pointer there.

  2. 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.

  3. Move the pointer over QuickPick without clicking to highlight the corresponding elements.

  4. 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:

  • Click in free space.

  • Right-click in free space.

  • Select another element without holding the SHIFT or CTRL key.

  • To clear the selection of one element and leave other elements selected, click the element while holding the SHIFT key.

  • 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.

  • You can use the ribbon commands to set element selection options.

  • You can change the element highlight and selection colors with Options on the Tools menu.

See Also

Select Tool
Filtering the Selection of Drawing Elements
Select Elements Using SmartSelect