Select a Group of Fields
You can select a group of fields the following ways:
• Create a selection group by selecting one field at a time.
• Lasso a group of adjacent fields with a selection box.
Note: If the fields to be selected are all within a composite field, drag a selection box around them by holding down both the Shift and Ctrl keys, then pressing the mouse button. (If you simply press the mouse button when the cursor is within a composite field, the composite field is selected.)
• Click Edit, Select, All from the shortcut menu that appears to select all the fields on the form.
• Click Edit, Select, Children from the shortcut menu that appears to select all the children of a selected composite field.
The selection group and selection box methods are described in more detail in the following procedures.
To create a selection group
1. Select the first field in the group.
2. Add the second field as follows:
a. Hold down the Shift key.
b. Position the cursor on the next field you want to select, and click the primary mouse button.
Two fields are now selected.
3. Repeat Step 2 for each field to be added to the group.
To use a selection box
1. Position the mouse cursor outside the group of fields you want to select.
2. Press and hold down the mouse button.
3. Drag the mouse to draw a selection box around the desired fields.
The group will include only the fields that are completely enclosed by the selection box. If any part of a field is outside the box, that field will not be selected.
Note: If a composite field is entirely inside the selection box, the composite field is selected but not its children.
Note: You can exclude any of the selected fields by positioning the cursor on it and pressing the Shift key and clicking the primary mouse button.