Select objects/ Select all (editing mode)

Get in editing mode

There are a few selection tools in the Edit section of the Registration ribbon; click any of them to initiate editing mode (rather than tracing mode).

Click the selection tool again to exit editing mode.

Select objects: Click to select objects with your mouse

Select all: Click to select all objects in the file.

Freehand selection: Click to define a region in which to select objects

Selecting and deselecting objects

Selecting with your mouse

  • Once you've clicked the Select objects button, click an object to select it.
    • Selected objects are highlighted by small squares filled with a solid color.
    • Selected text appears within a white rectangle.

  • Right-click a selected object to display a context-sensitive range of options, that may include Select everything this color and Select everything this contour type.

  • To select multiple objects, drag the mouse to draw a rectangle around the objects OR hold the SHIFT key and click the objects.
  • To add or remove objects from a group of selected objects, hold the CTRL key and click an object.
  • To remove a group of objects, drag your mouse from the lower right to the upper left to draw a rectangle around the objects.

Selecting with the Freehand Selection tool

The Freehand selection tool is useful for selecting objects in oddly shaped regions of the Main window.

The Freehand selection tool is in "Rubber line lasso" mode by default. Right click after selecting the tool, but before using it to switch to "Continuous lasso" mode.

  • Click Freehand selection

    • Rubber line lasso mode (default): Click to place the points of the region in which you want to select objects. Right-click and select Close lasso or click Close and select from the Trace ribbon.

    • Continuous lasso mode (available via right-click): Click and drag the mouse to define the selection region. Right-click and select Close lasso or click Close and select from the Trace ribbon.

Editing objects

  • To view commands specific to an object, right-click over the selected object .
  • To see a general menu of editing options, right-click in the main (2D) window (somewhat away from traced objects).

Splicing

Method 1

  1. Click Trace>Edit>Select objects.
  2. Click a traced fragment to select it.
  3. Move the cursor over the end of a traced process, right-click and select Splice. A line extends from the end to the cursor.
  4. Move the cursor over the end you want to join the fragment to. A circle appears at the end.
  5. Click to splice the two fragments.

Method 2

  1. Click Trace>Edit>Select objects.
  2. Select Splice in the Edit Tool panel.
  3. Click the end of a traced process. A line extends from the end to the cursor.
  4. Move the cursor over the end you want to join the fragment to. A circle appears at the end.
  5. Click to splice the two fragments.

Detaching

Method 1

  1. Click Trace>Edit>Select objects.
  2. Check Individual points in the Edit Tool panel.
  3. Click a branch to select it.
  4. Click the point on the branch where you want to detach, right-click and select Detach branch from tree.

    The branch is split in two.

Method 2

  1. Click Trace>Edit>Select objects.
  2. Select Detach in the Edit Tool panel.
  3. Place the cursor over the point where you want to detach.
  4. When your cursor turns into a cross, click.

    The branch is split in two.