Selection tool

This button enables you to select, deselect, and modify design objects.

Search for	Example	Results
A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase.	`"cat food"` (quotation marks)	Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

To select a control, click Selection tool and then click the control.

Switch from selection mode to creation mode

If you want to create multiple instances of an object, hold down the Ctrl key and click anywhere on the drawing canvas.

Select one object

Click on the object. Grab points are displayed indicating that the object is selected.

Or, hold down the left mouse button and drag a lasso across any part of the object. After lassoing the object, handles are displayed.

Select multiple objects

Hold down the Ctrl key and click on multiple objects one at a time. Grab points are displayed on each object. The properties view displays the common properties of the objects selected.

Or, drag and release a lasso across any part of the desired objects. After lassoing the objects, handles are displayed on each object.

Clear one object

Hold down the Ctrl key and click on the object. Grab points disappear, indicating that the object is no longer selected.

Clear multiple objects

Click on a blank area of the drawing canvas.

Position one object

Click on the object and continue holding down the left mouse button. Drag the object to the desired position.

Position multiple objects

Hold down the Ctrl key and one at a time, click on the multiple objects you want to position. The movement cursor appears when you hover over the selected objects.
At this point you can drag and drop the objects as a group anywhere on the drawing canvas.

Or, hold down the Ctrl key and one at a time, click on the multiple objects you want to position. Then enter the X or Y coordinate for all the items in the properties editor. For example, if you want to position multiple objects with the same left border, set the X property. The Y property can be used in a similar way to position objects with the same top border.

Resize an object

Select the object. Drag the object handles to resize the object.

Delete one or more objects

Select the object(s). Press the Delete key.

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