Graphics: Select
Determining which objects can be selected
You can specify which graphics objects can be selected by choosing
Settings 
Select (Objects) 
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The default setting is for all object types to be selectable:
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Nodes (entity types, specialization categories)
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Links (relationships, specializations)
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Frames (data models)
Determining the selection type
You can specify the selection type by choosing
Settings Select (type) :
With border,
inverted,
pick-marked,
with color.
Select
Selecting/deselecting within a graphic
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Target |
Procedure |
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Select an object |
Click the object with the left mouse button. |
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To select/deselect multiple objects |
Holding the SHIFT button pressed down, click the objects one after another with the left mouse button. |
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To select all objects in the graphic |
Choose
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To select the environment; that is, the direct predecessors and successors of an object (linked by relationship or generalization/specialization) and the object itself are to be selected |
First select the object or objects for which you want to select the environment. Then select
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To select the complement (the complement set of the previously selected entity types is selected) |
First select the objects for which the complement is to be selected. Then select
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To deselect all objects |
Choose
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