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Select Stencils and Connector Lines

Ways to select elements on the canvas in the Drawing Tool

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Written by Laura Berwick
Updated over 7 months ago

This article covers the following topics:

  • Click to Select a Single Stencil

  • Click to Select Multiple Stencils

  • Click+Drag to Select Stencil(s)

  • Select a Single Connector Line

Click to Select a Single Stencil

  1. Click your mouse cursor on the desired stencil.


  2. The clicked stencil will be selected and a blue, dashed boundary box will be displayed to indicate your selection.

    Note that if a stencil has been locked to the canvas a solid gray boundary box will be displayed.

Click to Select Multiple Stencils

  1. Click your mouse cursor on one of the desired stencils.

  2. Shift+click or Ctrl+click (Cmd-click for Macs) each subsequent stencil you wish to select.


  3. Your clicked stencils will be selected and a blue, dotted boundary box will be displayed around each to indicate your selection.

    Note that if a stencil has been locked to the canvas a solid gray boundary box will be displayed.

Click+Drag to Select Stencil(s)

  1. Click a point on the drawing canvas.

  2. Drag your mouse until the selection box overlaps at least a portion of the stencil(s) you wish to select.


  3. Release your mouse button.


  4. Your stencil(s) will be selected and a blue, dotted boundary box will be displayed around each to indicate your selection.

    Note that if a stencil has been locked to the canvas a solid gray boundary box will be displayed.

Select a Single Connector Line

Note that, unlike stencils, only one connector line at a time can be selected.

  1. Click your mouse cursor on the desired connector line.


  2. Blue control points for your connector line will be displayed, and if your connector line is anchored on one or both ends, the orange anchor points will also be displayed.

    Learn more about connector lines here.

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