Before you can change an object, you must select it. You can select visible objects, objects that are hidden from view by other objects, and a single object in a group or a nested group. In addition, you can select objects in the order in which they were created, select all objects at once, and deselect objects.
A bounding box appears around a selected object, and an "X" appears at its center.
You can select a single object from a group.
You can marquee select objects by enclosing them with a selection area of rectangular or irregular shape.
Marquee selecting objects using a rectangular selection area [top] and a selection area of irregular shape [bottom]
You can create selection groups that let you select specific objects simultaneously without grouping them. Selection groups are associated with numbers from 0 to 9 and are saved with the document. When you press the number associated with a selection group, all objects in this group are selected. You can also select and zoom into all objects in a selection group at the same time. You can add objects to a selection group.
Usually, you select objects by using the Pick tool. By default, all objects are treated as filled so that you can select any unfilled object by clicking on its outline or the area surrounded by the outline. However, you can change this default behavior so that you can select unfilled objects only by clicking on their outlines. Changing the default behavior is useful when you work with line drawings and often need to select objects that appear beneath other objects.
To select objects
To
Do the following
Select an object
Click the Pick tool , and then click an object.
Select multiple objects
Click the Pick tool , hold down Shift, and click each object that you want to select.
Marquee select objects by using a rectangular selection area
Click the Pick tool , and drag around the objects that you want to select.
To constrain the selection area to a square, hold down Command while dragging.
Marquee select objects by using a selection area of irregular shape
Click the Freehand pick tool , and drag around the objects that you want to select.
Objects that are only partially enclosed by the selection area are not selected.
To select objects that are only partially enclosed by the selection area, hold down Option while dragging.
To constrain the selection area to a rectangular shape, hold down Command while dragging.
Select an object while reviewing objects in the order of their creation, starting with the first object created
Click the Pick tool , and then press Shift + Tab one or more times, until a selection box appears around the object that you want to select.
Select an object while reviewing objects in the order of their creation, starting with the last object created
Click the Pick tool , and then press Tab one or more times, until a selection box appears around the object that you want to select.
Select all objects
Click Edit
Select an object in a group
Hold down Command, click the Pick tool , and then click an object in a group.
Select an object in a nested group
Hold down Command, click the Pick tool , and then click an object one or more times, until a selection box appears around it.
Select an object hidden from view by other objects
Hold down Option, click the Pick tool or the Freehand pick tool , and then click the topmost object one or more times, until a selection box appears around the hidden object.
Select multiple hidden objects
Hold down Shift + Option, click the Pick tool or the Freehand pick tool , and then click the topmost object one or more times, until a selection box appears around the hidden objects.
Select a hidden object in a group
Hold down Command + Option, click the Pick tool , and then click the topmost object one or more times, until a selection box appears around the hidden object.
The status bar displays a description of each hidden object as you select it.
To create a selection group
1 Click the Pick tool , hold down Shift, and click each object that you want to include in the selection group.
2 Press Command + a number from 0 to 9.
The number you pressed is associated with the new selection group.
You can also
Select all objects in a selection group
Press the number associated with the selection group.
Select and zoom in on all objects in a selection group
Press twice the number associated with the selection group.
Add an object to a selection group
Select the object, and press Option + the number associated with the selection group.
To deselect objects
To
Do the following
Deselect all objects
Click the Pick tool , and click a blank space in the drawing window.
Deselect a single object among multiple selected objects
Hold down Shift, click the Pick tool , and then click the object.
To change how unfilled objects are selected
1 Click CorelDRAW menu
2 In the left pane of the dialog box that appears, click Pick.
3 Enable or disable the Treat all objects as filled check box.
Enabling the check box lets you select an unfilled object by clicking on its outline or the area enclosed by the outline; disabling the check box lets you select an unfilled object by clicking only on its outline.