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Data selections are used to extract promotional data ("Extracting data" on page96),
transactional data ("Extracting transactional data" on the next page) and to apply a condition to
an extraction (Condition step).
Right-clicking on a data selection displays a contextual menu with the actions that can be done
with that selection or the steps that can be added to them. That menu also displays the
keyboard shortcuts.
Text or PDF file
To select data in a Text or PDF file, click on a starting point, keep the mouse button down, drag
to the end of the data that needs to be selected and release the mouse button. The data
selection can contain multiple lines.
To resize a data selection, click and hold on one of the resize handles on the borders or
corners, move them to the new size and release the mouse button.
To move the data selection, click and hold anywhere on the data selection, move it to its new
desired location and release the mouse button.
Note
In a Text or PDF file, when you move the selection rectangle directly after extracting data, you can
use it to select data for the next extraction.
However, moving the selection rectangle that appears after clicking on a field in the Data Model
actually changes which data is extracted into that field.
CSV file or database data
Tabular data is displayed in the Data Viewer in a table where multiple fields appear for each
line or row in the original data.
To select data, click on a field, keep the mouse button down, drag to the last field that you want
to select and release the mouse button.
Alternatively you can select fields just like files in the Windows Explorer: keep the Ctrl button
pressed down while clicking on fields to select or deselect them, or keep the Shift button
pressed down to select consecutive fields.
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