How Do I Select Several Controls at the Same Time? (Magic xpa 4.x)

Clicking on a control selects that control. However, sometimes you will want to select several controls at the same time. This is useful for moving the controls as a group. It is also useful for changing shared properties of the controls. For instance, you can select a group of similar controls and attach the same model to all of them, or change the font on all of them.

There are two ways to select a group of controls, using the “rubber band”, and using Ctrl+Click.

Selecting controls using a “rubber band”

1. To select controls using the rubber band method, click on a spot outside all the controls you wish to select.

2. Drag the rectangular box around all the controls, then let go of the mouse.
   
   

All the controls within the area will be selected. If a control is intersected by the rubber band, it will be selected also.

Selecting controls using Ctrl+Click

You can also select controls one by one, by using Ctrl+Click.

1. Press down the Ctrl key, and click on a control.

2. Still holding the Ctrl key down, click on another control.

3. Repeat as many times as you like.

4. If you want to deselect an item, keep the Ctrl key down, and click on it again.
   
   

Hint: You can also deselect the controls at any time, by pressing the spacebar.