Selecting Objects

There are several ways to select objects.

Select a first object then press SHIFT or CTRL while clicking on another object on the layout.
Drag a selection box (lasso) around more than one object.
From the Edit menu, choose Select All or press CTRL+A (Windows) or Command+A (Mac OS)

To select underlying objects

If you cannot select an object with a mouse click because it is covered by another object, repeatedly press the TAB key to cycle through the objects on the visible layout.

Press SHIFT+TAB to select the previous object.

To extend a selection

There are several ways to extend a selection. You can:

Press and hold SHIFT or CTRL to ensure that any active selection is not cleared.
To extend the current selection, press and hold SHIFT while left clicking on additional objects.
To toggle an object selection state, press and hold CTRL while left clicking on the object.

You can also combine the use of SHIFT and CTRL with the lasso object to add multiple objects at once.