Block Select
Block select items by dragging a rectangle around them. To avoid accidentally
moving an object when selecting objects, use the Home
| Selection | Select All | Block Select command or the 
button. If an object is
properly selected a bounding box will surround the object.
The block select options are set in Selection
page of the Options dialog.
You can use the block select feature by:
- Clicking the Home | Selection | Select All | Block Select command and dragging a rectangle around the objects to select.
- Use the mouse to drag a block selection.
To select an object with block select:
- Click the Home | Selection | Select All | Block Select command.
- Left-click outside one corner of the object.
- Hold the left mouse button down.
- Drag the mouse to the opposite corner of the object and release the mouse button.
There are many ways to select objects in Surfer. Two of the most common include the following:
- Select one object in the plot window and hold the SHIFT key, and select additional objects to add to the block selection.
- Select one object in the Contents window, hold the CTRL key, and select additional objects to add to the block selection. Hold SHIFT while selecting objects in the Contents window to select a contiguous group of objects. Select groups or layers and pin
them in order to edit the objects in their hierarchy.