JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book
Chapter 6 Selecting Objects
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Warning The simplest way to select
objects
is by
pointing and clicking with the mouse with the
Select
tool activated. With Shift and Ctrl keys,
you can select multiple objects.
To select objects by point and click
1
Click the
Select
icon.
2
Click the object you want to select.
When you click an object, selection handles appear
around it. You can click anywhere within these extents
to click and drag the object.
To select a range of items, hold down
Shift
as you
select.
To select multiple items, hold down
Ctrl
as you
select.
Try this!
To select an object which is behind another
object, zoom in and click the outline. Alternatively,
position the pointer over the object, hold down the
2
key, and click until the object is selected. Each click
selects the next overlapping object.
Selecting objects with a bounding
box
With the Select
tool activated, you can select
objects
by dragging a bounding box around them.
To select objects with a bounding box
1
Click the
Select
icon.
2
Drag a bounding box around the objects you want to
select.
Objects are selected when you release the mouse
button.
Note
Unless they have already been grouped, only
objects completely within the bounding box will be
selected when you release the mouse button. See also
Grouping objects
.
Selecting a range of objects by
point and click
You can select a range of
objects
by holding down
Shift while you click the first and last objects in the
range.
To select a range of objects by point and click
1
Click the
Select
icon.
2
Click the first object in the range and hold down
Shift
.
3
Click the last object in the range.
All objects in the stitching sequence between first and
last selected objects are selected.
Note
It helps to know the design stitching sequence for
this method. See
Traveling by object
for details.
Click Edit > Select and drag a bounding box
around the object to select.
Click an
object
Hold down Ctrl
and
click another object
Ctrl +
Click Edit > Select together with the Shift key to
select a range of objects.
Drag a bounding box
around the objects
Objects are selected
Click first object
Hold down Shift
and
click last object
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