Intersecting Line

The intersecting line selection features selects one or more objects by drawing a line through them. Use the feature as follows:

1. Click the Select menu > Select > Select Using Intersecting Line command or the Set Intersecting Line Select Mode button, .

2. Draw the intersecting line as follows.

   1. Position the mouse pointer to one side of the object(s) you want to select.

   2. Depress and hold down the left button on your mouse.

   3. While keeping the left button depressed, drag the mouse across the object(s) to be selected.

   4. Release the left mouse button.

Note the following about the intersecting line selection method:

• As the mouse is dragged, a "rubberband line" appears. The rubberband line is a dashed line that changes length and orientation as the mouse is dragged. It extends from the point where the left mouse button is first depressed to the current mouse pointer position. Any visible object that is intersected (crossed) by the rubberband line when the left mouse button is released is selected.

• The Select menu > Select > Select Using Intersecting Line command or the Set Intersecting Line Select Mode button, must be clicked every time the selection method is to be used even if several objects are to be selected in succession using this method.

See also:

Select at Pointer/in Window