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Selecting and deselecting objects

To manipulate objects or define their properties, you must first select them. You can

Selecting single objects

To select a single object in the Object Navigator:

To select a single object in the Data Model view, Paper Layout view, Paper Design view , or Parameter Form view:

  1. If a tool in the tool palette is active, first click the Select tool in the tool palette.

  2. Click the object.

Selecting multiple objects

To select multiple objects in the Object Navigator:

To select multiple objects in the Data Model view, Paper Layout view, Paper Design view, or Parameter Form view:

  1. If a tool in the tool palette is active, first click the Select tool in the tool palette.

  2. Do either of the following:

Selecting objects owned by a frame

To select a set of objects owned by a frame or repeating frame:

  1. In the Paper Layout view, either:

  2. Click the frame or repeating fame.

    All objects within the frame or repeating frame are selected, depending upon their explicit anchors.

Selecting grouped objects

To select grouped objects (grouped using Layoutright arrowGroup Operationsright arrowGroup), click the Select tool in the tool palette and click one of the grouped objects.

Selecting all objects in a report region

To select all objects within the region (Body or Margin of the Header Section, Main Section, or Trailer Section) you are currently editing, choose Editright arrowSelect All. (In the Data Model view, note that this does not select any columns within groups.)

Selecting overlapped objects

To select any object that is partially or completely overlapped by
another object:

  1. Click the object that obscures the object you want to select.

  2. Choose Layoutright arrowSend to Back to move the object that you want on top of the object that obscured it.

  3. Click the object.

Deselecting single objects

To deselect a single object in the Object Navigator:

To deselect a single object in the Data Model view, Paper Layout view, Paper Design view , or Parameter Form view:

Deselecting multiple objects

To deselect all selected objects: