Select

Edit, Select

Purpose

Use Select to highlight symbols, cells or boxes you want to modify or copy.

Steps

To select cells using the mouse,

1. Click the mouse into a cell, hold down the mouse button, drag across the symbols or cells you want to select, then release the mouse button.

To select a box using the mouse,

1. Click the box.

To cancel a selection,

1. Click the mouse anywhere outside the selection.

To use the menu,

1. Place the insertion point anywhere in a staff you want to select.
2. Choose Select from the Edit menu, then choose from the following options.

• Row
  Selects the current limb row throughout the current staff line.
• Columns
  Selects a specified number of columns forward from the current location. All limb rows are included in the selection.
• Staff Line
  Selects all columns and rows in the current staff line.
• Page
  Selects all columns and rows on the current page.
• Box
  Selects the first box on the current page.
  If you have already selected a box, select another box by choosing Next Box or Previous Box.

To select cells and symbols using the keyboard,

1. Place the insertion point anywhere in a staff you want to select.
2. Hold the Shift key down, while using cursor movement keys to complete the selection.

To unselect cells using the keyboard,

1. Press any cursor movement key.

See Also

Cut

Copy