Selection types and object grouping

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Multi-Select

The ability to multi-select can save many hours of work, manipulating multiple objects rather than one by one.

• To do this, select an object you want to group and then press the Add to Selection button.

• This opens the Selection toolbar.

• While in this selection mode, any object you tap will be added to your selection.

Selected objects will have a highlighted outline.

If you accidentally select the wrong object, don’t worry, you can deselect it by tapping the same object again.

• To finish, tap the Confirm Selection button.
  
  

Select All

If you need to select all the objects in a scene.

• First select an object and then tap the Add to Selection button.
• In the selection toolbar tap the Select All button.

Select using Lasso

To select objects using the Lasso tool.

• First to select any preferable object and tap Add to Selection to open the selection toolbar.
• Then tap on the Lasso button.

Once the Lasso tool is selected, press down and drag an outline around the objects you want to select.

• To finish selection, tap on the Confirm Selection button.

You can cancel the Lasso selection by tapping anywhere on the scene.

Deselect using Lasso

To deselect objects using the Lasso tool

• Tap on the Deselect button
• Then drag an outline around the objects you want to deselect.

A deselected object will lose its highlighted outline to show it isn’t selected anymore.

• To finish, click on the Confirm Selection button.
  
  

Locking into Group

If you need some of your objects to stay as one group while making your presentation:

• Select the objects you want grouped and then press the Lock Group button.

The group will Lock and all objects that have been joined in the group will have a purple outline when selected. This group will now behave like one single object.

• To finish, click on the Confirm Selection button.

Be aware: Currently your grouped objects only stay as one while working on your presentation.

Adding and Removing objects from Locked Group

Sometimes you might need to add or remove objects from a locked group. To add an object:

• Select your group and then Add to Selection
• Then tap on the objects you want to add to your selection.
• Tap Lock Group to add them to the group.

To deselect objects from the group:

1. Go to the selection toolbar by pressing Add to Selection
2. Tap the Group Locked to unlock the group.
3. While the group is unlocked you can tap to deselect objects in the scene.
4. Once you have the right selection you can then tap Lock Group , to re-lock the group.
5. To finish, tap the Confirm Selection button.