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The selection count on the status bar ( ) displays the number of elements selected. (See How Many
Elements Are Selected? on page 341.)
Wall after selection
NOTE You can right-click a highlighted element to select it and display its shortcut menu. The element remains
highlighted until the menu is closed; the color outline is then visible on the selected element.
Basics for Selecting Elements
Use the following techniques to select elements in the drawing area.
Then do this... If you want to...
move the cursor over the element in the drawing area. Revit Architecture highlights
the element and displays information about it in the status bar and in a tooltip.
If several elements are very close to or on top of one another, move the cursor
over that area and press TAB until the status bar describes the desired element. locate the desired element to select
click the element. select an element
CTRL+ click each element.
For more ways to select multiple elements, see
Selecting Multiple Elements on
page 340.
select multiple elements
check the selection count on the status bar( ). See How Many Elements
Are Selected? on page 341.
determine how many elements are cur-
rently selected
select one element of the desired type, and type SA (for Select All Instances). select all elements of a particular type
draw a pick box around the elements, and click Multi-Select tab
➤
Filter pan-
el
➤
Filter. Select the desired categories, and click OK.
select all elements of a certain category
(or categories)
SHIFT+click each element to deselect that element from a group of selected ele-
ments. deselect an element
press CTRL+left arrow. re-select the previously selected elements
Selecting Multiple Elements
To select more than one element, use one of the following methods:
■ While pressing CTRL , click each of the elements.
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