Operation Manual

Working with objects | 201
in this group are selected. You can also select and zoom into all objects in a selection group at the same time. You can add objects to a
selection group.
Usually, you select objects by using the Pick tool. By default, all objects are treated as filled so that you can select any unfilled object by
clicking on its outline or the area surrounded by the outline. However, you can change this default behavior so that you can select unfilled
objects only by clicking on their outlines. Changing the default behavior is useful when you work with line drawings and often need to select
objects that appear beneath other objects.
To select objects
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To Do the following
Select an object
Click the Pick tool , and then click an object.
Select multiple objects
Click the Pick tool , hold down Shift, and click each object
that you want to select.
Marquee select objects by using a rectangular selection area
Click the Pick tool , and drag around the objects that you
want to select.
To constrain the selection area to a square, hold down Ctrl while
dragging.
Marquee select objects by using a selection area of irregular shape
Click the Freehand pick tool , and drag around the objects
that you want to select.
Objects that are only partially enclosed by the selection area are not
selected.
To select objects that are only partially enclosed by the selection
area, hold down Alt while dragging.
To constrain the selection area to a rectangular shape, hold down
Ctrl while dragging.
Select an object while reviewing objects in the order of their
creation, starting with the first object created
Click the Pick tool , and then press Shift + Tab one or more
times, until a selection box appears around the object that you
want to select.
Select an object while reviewing objects in the order of their
creation, starting with the last object created
Click the Pick tool , and then press Tab one or more times,
until a selection box appears around the object that you want to
select.
Select all objects
Click Edit Select all Objects.
Select an object in a group
Hold down Ctrl, click the Pick tool , and then click an object in
a group.