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114 | Creating databases
Selecting objects
To work with an object on a layout, select it in Layout mode. You see small
black squares, or handles, at the corners of the selected object.
To select an object, click the selection tool in the status toolbar. The
pointer becomes an arrow pointer. Then do one of the following:
Note If an object’s selection handles are gray instead of black, the object is locked.
To select In Layout mode, do this
One object With the arrow pointer, click the object. (If the object is transparent,
click its border.)
Several objects at
once
Drag the arrow pointer to make a selection box that completely
surrounds the objects. (If you press Ctrl (Windows) or 2 (Mac
OS)
while dragging, the selection box does not have to completely
surround the objects.)
Or, press Shift as you click each object individually.
All objects on the
layout
Choose Edit menu > Select All.
All objects of the
same type (for
example, all text
objects or all
rectangles)
Choose View menu > Arrange Palette to show the Arrange palette.
Select an object, then click the Select Objects by Type button in the
Arrange palette.
Or, click the tool for the type of object to select, then choose Edit
menu > Select All. (This method does not work for buttons, fields,
and portals.)
All fields With the arrow pointer, click a field, press Shift (Windows) or
Option (Mac
OS), and choose Edit menu > Select All (Windows) or
Select Same (Mac
OS).
Or, select a field, then click the Select Objects by Type button in the
Arrange palette.
A portal With the arrow pointer, click the border of the portal, or any other
area within the portal that doesn’t contain a field or object.
Handles appear at the
corners of a selected object
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