5.7 Selecting with the Rubber Band
Another way to select multiple objects in the Selector is by dragging around them. Imagine a rectangle surrounding all the objects you want to select and drag from one corner of that rectangle to the opposite corner. (The exact direction of the drag—top left to bottom right versus top right to bottom left, for example—does not matter.) This rectangle (shown in Figure 5-5), which is visible while you’re dragging, is called the rubber band, or marquee.
Figure 5-5. Using the rubber band (mouse drag) to select multiple objects
Selecting by rubber band is not a toggle; once you start a new rubber band, any previous selection ...
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