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On the main toolbar, select the Select Tool .
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Select an item:
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To select one item, select it.
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To select more than one item, hold CTRL or SHIFT and select each item.
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To select multiple items at a time, drag to fence the objects.
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To select one of several overlapping items, use QuickPick. See Select an Item Using the Configuration (QuickPick) Tool.
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To clear the selection of an item or items, you can:
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Select in an empty portion of the drawing.
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Right-click in an empty portion of the drawing.
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Select another item without holding CTRL or SHIFT.
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To clear the selection of one item and leave other items selected, select the item while holding CTRL or SHIFT.
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When the Select Tool is active, selectable items are highlighted as you pass the pointer over them. When the item you want to select is highlighted, select to select it.
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Select Tools > Options to change the item highlight and selection colors and locate and break-away tolerances.
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To select all items in a drawing, right-click a blank area in the drawing and select Select All on the shortcut menu, or, to accomplish the same thing, press CTRL + A or select Edit > Select All.
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You can also select items in the Engineering Data Editor. If they reside in the active drawing, they are selected in the Engineering Data Editor. You can build up a select set using this method, too.