Using the Selection Tool

To activate the Selection tool, select Edit > Selection Tool, or click the toolbar button in the Selection/Button Draw Toolbar (FIG. 79):

FIG. 79 Selection/Button Draw Toolbar

Use the Selection tool to pick/select objects in the Design View window(s). You can also select multiple buttons, using any of the following techniques:

1. Left click on the remaining desired buttons while simultaneously depressing the Shift key on your keyboard.
2. You may perform a marquis selection by holding down the left mouse button outside the boundaries of the desired buttons and drawing a selection box around the desired buttons.
3. In the Properties window, you may turn the Apply To All toggle button (located at the bottom of the Properties window) On, then individually select each desired button.
4. To select all available buttons on a page or popup page you may either use the Ctrl+A hotkey, or select Edit > Select All from the main menu.

NOTE: Although you may select and retain the selection of buttons on multiple pages, you may only act on the selected buttons on one page / popup page at a time.

• • When using the Selection Tool, hold down the ALT key while clicking and dragging in a Design View window to move the current selections without selecting anything new on the mouse press (useful for moving popup pages whose entire area is filled with buttons).
  • When using the Selection Tool, hold down the CTRL key while clicking and dragging to force a "lasso" selection to occur (even if the mouse was clicked over a button or Popup Page shown on the Page). Lasso selection forces you to draw a square around the outside of the item to select it, as opposed to clicking on the item.
  • With an item selected in a Design View window, hold down the CTRL key while moving the item with the keyboard arrow keys to move by the grid size instead of a single pixel (regardless of the grid visibility or snap to grid setting). Holding the CTRL key while resizing the selected items with the keyboard will resize by the grid size.
  • To de-select a button, either select another button, or left-click on the background of the page or popup page.

Editing Multiple Selections

Buttons may be acted upon individually by clicking the Selection Tool from the toolbar or selecting Edit > Selection Tool from the main menu, then clicking on the desired button.

You can also select multiple buttons, using any of the following techniques:

• • Hold the Shift key and left-click.
  • Click and drag outside the boundaries of the desired buttons to perform a marquis selection.
  • To select all available buttons on a page or popup page you may either use the Ctrl+A hotkey, or select Edit > Select All from the main menu. Although you may select and retain the selection of buttons on multiple pages, you may only act on the selected buttons on one page / popup page at a time.

NOTE: You can de-select a button by either selecting another button, or by left-clicking on the background of the Page or Popup Page.