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Navigating and Selecting Objects in the Object Navigator

You select Object Navigator entries as you move the cursor up and down in the Object Navigator. The current entry can be either a node or an actual object. When you select an object, the Property Palette is updated to display that object's properties.

You can use the following keys to navigate and select objects in the Object Navigator:

Up 
 
Selects the previous node or object displayed above the current entry.
 
Down
 
Selects the next node or object displayed below the current entry.
 
Left
 
Selects and collapses the node or object at the level above the current entry.
 
Right
 
Selects the node or object at the level below the current selection, expanding collapsed entries as necessary. If there is no such object, selects the entry immediately below the cursor.
 
Control + Right
 
Expands all items in a node.
 
Control +Left
 
Collapses all items in a node.

Selecting Objects with the Mouse

You can use the following techniques to select nodes and objects:

Single Selection
 
Select a single Object Navigator entry by clicking with the mouse or by moving the cursor with the arrow keys. When no other entries are selected, the cursor position represents the current single selection.
 
Range Selection
 
Shift-click to select a range of Object Navigator entries. Shift-click selects all entries between the cursor position and the selection point. Objects in a range selection must be of the same type.
 
Multi-Selection
 
Control-click to select multiple Object Navigator entries. You can select as many objects as you want this way, adding them one at a time. Deselect objects by Control-clicking again.

When a single object is selected, its properties are displayed in the Property Palette. When more than one object is selected in the Object Navigator, the Property Palette displays either the union or intersection of the selected objects' properties.

Navigating with the Context List

As you move up and down in the Object Navigator, the Context list at the top of the Object Navigator window displays the name of the currently selected object, its ancestors in the object hierarchy, and the names of all open modules. Selecting an object in the list moves you to that object in the Object Navigator.