Marquee Selection Tools

Introduction

In order to enlarge the default selection tool available in the Palette, additionnal marquee selection tools have been added into Papyrus.

A marquee selection is a multi-selection that allows to select several elements through a rectangle area.

Two types of marquee selections are available:

• Standard selection : Select all elements included inside of the drawn marquee.

• Rubberband selection : Select all elements intersecting the marquee in addition with all elements included in the marquee.
  

A demonstration of this tool is available on the Papyrus Channel : Marquee Selection Tool Demonstration

Standard Marquee Selection

The Standard Marquee selection tool comes in a variety of 4 options:

• Select All
• Nodes Only
• Labels Only
• Connections Only

Select All

Select blocks, labels and connections inside of the marquee area.

Select Nodes Only

Select only the blocks inside of the marquee area.

Select Connections Only

Select only the connectors inside of the marquee area.

Select Labels Only

Select only the floating labels inside of the marquee area.

Rubberband Marquee Selection

The Rubberband Marquee selection tool comes in a variety of 4 options:

• Select All
• Nodes Only
• Labels Only
• Connections Only

Select All

Select the blocks, the labels and the connectors intersecting the marquee area or included inside of the marquee area.

Select Nodes Only

Select only the blocks intersecting the marquee area or included inside of the marquee area.

Select Connections Only

Select only the connectors intersecting the marquee area or included inside of the marquee area.

Select Labels Only

Select only the labels intersecting the marquee area or included inside of the marquee area.