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Select by Point

Documentation | Help File | UI | 2D Mode | Menu | Select | Select by Point

Clicking on the Select/Select by Point menu item activates the Select by Point selection method for the Map area. The Select by Point selection method is used to select a shape or multiple shapes contained in the currently active vector layer (the one highlighted in the Legend).

To select a shape using the Select by Point selection method

  1. Activate (highlight) the vector layer on which the selection is to be performed. Do this by clicking on its name in the Legend.
  2. Click on the Select/Select by Point menu item.
  3. Within the Map area move the mouse pointer over the shape and click.

To select multiple shapes using the Select by Point selection method

  1. Activate (highlight) the vector layer from which the selection is to be made. Do this by clicking on its name in the Legend.
  2. Click on the Select/Select by Point menu item.
  3. Press and hold down the Ctrl key.
  4. Within the Map area move the mouse pointer over the shape and click. Repeat this step until all desired shapes are selected.
  5. Release the Ctrl key.

Also accessible by

  • The icon on the Standard toolbar; if not visible click on the leftmost icon on the same toolbar and then on the Select by Point item on the drop-down list.

Associated functions

  • To transfer the selected shapes to the temporary clipboard layer, use one of the following functions: Cut, Copy, Copy Special.
  • To remove the selected shapes from the layer, use the Delete shape feature.
  • To cancel all previously made selections, use the Deselect all feature.
  • To invert the current selection, i.e. select all not selected shapes and deselect all selected shapes in the active layer, use the Invert Selection feature.

Similar functions

Note

  • All currently selected shapes are highlighted on the Map area.
  • Values (or averages, maximal and minimal numeric values) of attributes of the selected shape (or shapes) are displayed in the Attributes tab of the Selected panel.
2018/05/22 11:50

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