User guide

To set one selection tool to behave like the other, click either one of the tools while pressing ALT .
To toggle a selection tool and the last drawing tool used, press CTRL+ALT+TAB .
Selecting entire structures
To select an entire chemical structure, double-click a bond or atom in the structure using a selection tool.
If the chemical structure or other object is part of a group, the group is selected.
Selecting objects by clicking
1. Select the Lasso or Marquee tool.
2. Point to an object in a document window.
A highlight box appears over the pointed object.
3. Click the object.
The selected objects appear within the selection rectangle and the cursor changes to a hand.
Note: You can also select the individual objects in a group. See "Grouping objects" on page 44.
Selecting multiple objects
When you select multiple objects, each object displays a selection box.
To add more objects to the selection, press SHIFT and select the other objects.
To select all objects, go to Edit>Select All.
Deselecting all objects
To deselect all objects, do one of the following:
Click an empty area outside the selection rectangle.
Press ESC.
Select a different tool.
Select another object without holding down SHIFT.
Deselecting one object
To deselect one of several selected objects, hold down the SHIFT key and click the object with a selection tool.
Note: As shown in the figure below, objects may appear within the borders of the selection rectangle but not be
selected. Note that the central ring is not selected.
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