Select Items on the Work Area

You can select an item by clicking on it; once you select an item, black or white square handles appear along its border or line.

You can select several items at once using a variety of methods:

Use the Shift Key

To select multiple items, hold the Shift key while clicking on each item in turn.

Trace a Box Using the Mouse

To select a group of items on the Work Area, click on the Work Area and drag the mouse to trace a box around them.

Use the Select Button

To access additional selection options, click the Select button and menu in the Tools group of the Home tab and click the arrow beneath "Select" to view the menu.

Selecting Select Multiple changes your cursor so everything you click is selected and stays selected - just like when you hold the Shift key while clicking.

Selecting All selects every item on the Work Area. Selecting All Shapes selects only symbols and anything else that is not a line. And selecting All Lines selects all of the lines on the Work Area.

Move Quickly From Item to Item

You can select from item to item using the Tab key. To reverse the direction, hold the Shift key as you press the Tab key. You can change the order in which you select items by using the Bring to Front and Send to Back buttons in the Shape Layout group of the Design tab.