3-2 Chapter 3: Using the Pointer Toolbox
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Pointer
The
Pointer
tool selects or moves objects in a freehand manner.
Press and hold the mouse button in unoccupied space to observe all basic and independent points
which display as flashing. You can also double-click on a label, comment, numerical value, or the
table to automatically invoke the appropriate edit tool for the object.
Selecting or moving objects
1.
Select
Pointer
from the
Pointer
toolbox.
2.
Selecting
: Select an object by pointing and clicking
when the cursor message appears for that object.
Select multiple objects by pressing the
SHIFT
key
when selecting objects, or by enclosing them in a
marquee rectangle as shown in the example below.
Deselect an object by pointing to an unoccupied
location and clicking.
Moving
: Move an object by dragging it to a new
location.
Note:
Sometimes multiple objects
cannot
be moved
concurrently. Dependent objects
cannot
be moved
directly. If a selected object cannot be moved
directly, the cursor reverts to the
cross hair
!
instead
of the
dragging hand
%
cursor.
Example
Selecting multiple objects using a marquee rectangle:
Point.
Click to select.
Point.
Drag.
Drag marquee
rectangle
around objects.
Release mouse
button to select
objects.
This triangle
This triangle
