Selecting Controls

Before you manipulate a control, you must select it. You can do this by clicking the control or by using the Edit menu. A check mark beside the option in the menu indicates which of these modes you are in:

Field or Control	Description
Select Field	Select one control on the page by clicking on it. To deselect a control, click once outside the dotted box. Deselected is the default mode.
Select Group	Select a group of controls by drawing a box around the controls that you want to select. You can also activate this option by clicking and dragging over the target fields. Note: You are in Select Group mode when the cursor changes to a pointing finger. If the cursor does not change when you select Edit, and then Select Group try first selecting an individual control on the page and then selecting Edit, and then Select Group again.
Select All	Select all of the controls on the active page. The result is the same as using the Select Group option to draw a box around the controls.

Field or Control

Description

Select Field

Select one control on the page by clicking on it. To deselect a control, click once outside the dotted box. Deselected is the default mode.

Select Group

Select a group of controls by drawing a box around the controls that you want to select. You can also activate this option by clicking and dragging over the target fields.

Note: You are in Select Group mode when the cursor changes to a pointing finger. If the cursor does not change when you select Edit, and then Select Group try first selecting an individual control on the page and then selecting Edit, and then Select Group again.

Select All

Select all of the controls on the active page. The result is the same as using the Select Group option to draw a box around the controls.