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To select items, click the pointer icon to activate the selection tool: 
The following are ways to select items in the Main View window using the selection tool; selections are outlined in red.
To do this: | Do this: | ||||
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Select a single annotation or feature. | Click on it. | ||||
Select a multi-exon gene model | Click on a line connecting exons or on the label (if active). | ||||
Select a single-exon gene model | Click an exon, right-click and choose Select parent. | ||||
Add to the current selection | Shift SHIFT-click to add individual items or shift and drag to add multiple items. | ||||
Select multiple items in the display | Click-drag the mouse over all items you wish to select A . Start the drag must begin in the an empty area, not on top of any annotation or in the coordinates track.You can use shift. SHIFT-click or shiftSHIFT-drag to select additional itemsto add to current selection.
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Deselect 1 item from a group selection. | Type SHIFT+CNTRL and click on the item you want to de-select | ||||
Select a sequence region. | Click-drag over the sequence bases you want to select. To select residues, the drag must begin dragging in the axis tier. | ||||
Deselect everything. | Click an empty region anywhere in the main view. | ||||
Select a floating graph. | Click its handle - the rectangle at the left inside the main view window data display area | ||||
Select an entire annotation track. | Click its track label in the left-hand panel. |
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