3.1.5  Selecting Components

To select a single component on the Viewsheet, click on the component with the mouse. This activates the component's “move” handle and “resize” handles, which then allow you to position and size the component.

 

To simultaneously select multiple components on the Viewsheet, use one of the following techniques.

In some cases you may need to Ctrl-click on the component title bar or “move” handle to deselect the compo­nent.

Ctrl-click on each component in turn to add it to the selection. (Ctrl-click an already-selected component to remove it from the selection.)

Shift-click on each component in turn to add it to the selection. (Ctrl-click an already-selected component to remove it from the selection.)

Click in an empty region of the Viewsheet, and drag the mouse to draw a selection region covering the desired components. When you release the mouse, all components that are partially or wholly covered by the selection region become selected.

You can also use these techniques in combi­nation with each other.

For example, by dragging the mouse to create the selection region below, you can easily select all three components. You only need to include part of each component within the selection region.

 

Selecting multiple components allows you to move the components together, group the components, and set common properties (e.g., font).

See Also

Grouping Components, for more information on keeping components together.

Positioning a Component, for more information on moving and resizing.

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