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==Selecting one Object ==
To select an object means to click on it with the mouse after selecting the [[Image:Tool Move.gif]][[Move Tool]].
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Activate the [[File:Mode move.svg|link=|22px]][[Move Tool]] and click (tap) on an object in order to select it.
  
If you want to select several objects at the same time, you could draw a selection rectangle: Select the [[Image:Tool Move.gif]][[Move Tool]] and click on the position of the first corner of your desired selection rectangle. Hold the left mouse key pressed down and move the pointer to the position of the diagonally opposite corner of your desired selection rectangle. After releasing the mouse button, all objects within the selection rectangle are selected.
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==Selecting several Objects==
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You can select several objects at the same time in the following ways:
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* Hold the {{KeyCode|Ctrl}}-key (Mac OS: {{KeyCode|Cmd}}-key) while clicking on different objects.
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* Use the [[File:Mode move.svg|link=|22px]][[Move Tool]] in order to create a '''selection rectangle'''. {{note|All objects within the selection rectangle are selected.}}
  
{{note|By holding the Ctrl-key (Mac OS: Cmd-key) while clicking on different objects, you can select several objects at the same time.}}
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'''How to create a selection rectangle using the mouse'''
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# Right-click on the position of the first corner of your desired selection rectangle and hold the mouse button.
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# Drag the pointer to the position of the diagonally opposite corner of your desired selection rectangle.
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# Release the mouse button in order to draw the selection rectangle.
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'''How to create a selection rectangle using a touch screen'''
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# Long-tap (or double-tap) on the position of the first corner of your desired selection rectangle and keep the finger on the screen.
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# Drag your finger to the position of the diagonally opposite corner of your desired selection rectangle.
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# Remove your finger from the screen in order to draw the selection rectangle.

Latest revision as of 15:57, 30 August 2015


Selecting one Object

Activate the Mode move.svgMove Tool and click (tap) on an object in order to select it.

Selecting several Objects

You can select several objects at the same time in the following ways:

  • Hold the Ctrl-key (Mac OS: Cmd-key) while clicking on different objects.
  • Use the Mode move.svgMove Tool in order to create a selection rectangle.
    Note: All objects within the selection rectangle are selected.


How to create a selection rectangle using the mouse

  1. Right-click on the position of the first corner of your desired selection rectangle and hold the mouse button.
  2. Drag the pointer to the position of the diagonally opposite corner of your desired selection rectangle.
  3. Release the mouse button in order to draw the selection rectangle.


How to create a selection rectangle using a touch screen

  1. Long-tap (or double-tap) on the position of the first corner of your desired selection rectangle and keep the finger on the screen.
  2. Drag your finger to the position of the diagonally opposite corner of your desired selection rectangle.
  3. Remove your finger from the screen in order to draw the selection rectangle.
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