Multiple Selection of Members

Use multiple selection to change the properties of several members simultaneously or to delete several members simultaneously. There are five different ways to do multiple selection.

Drag a box:

  1. Click the on the
  2. While holding down the left button of the mouse, "drag a box" around the you want to select, then release the mouse button. All members that are entirely enclosed within the box will be selected.

Ctrl-Click on the Drawing Board:

  1. Click the on the
  2. Hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard.
  3. On the Drawing Board, individually click each of the members you want to select.

Ctrl-Click in the Member List:

  1. Hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard.
  2. In the Member List, individually click each of the members you want to select.

Shift-Click in the Member List (block selection):

  1. In the Member List, click one member to start a "block."
  2. Hold down the Shift key on your keyboard.
  3. In the Member List, click a second member to complete the block. All members listed between the first and second (inclusive) will be selected.

Click-and-Drag in the Member List (block selection):

  1. In the Member List, click one member to start a "block."
  2. Drag up or down and then release to select the desired block.

Select All:

Click the on the Main Toolbar. Every member in your will be selected.

Notes and Tips

All selected members turn light blue, both on the Drawing Board and in the Member List.

To de-select all selected members, click anywhere on the Drawing Board other than on a member.

To de-select a single member without de-selecting the remaining members of a multiple selection, hold down the Ctrl key and click the member you want to de-select.