Selecting Objects

To select an objects()s displayed in a list or a tree view:

1. If the object is not visible, expand the Tree module containing the object(s) you want.

2. To select a single object, click on it or navigate to it using the arrow keys. Depending on the options you set and how the object is selected, the object can be displayed in different views as explained in Displaying Object Views.

3. To select multiple objects (v9), select the first object as described in 2) than Press down the CTRL to select additional objects by clicking on them or navigating to them using the keyboard arrow keys.

4. To select a range of objects (v9) select the first one and than Press down the SHIFT key and click on another object - all the object between the first and the last selection will be selected.

5. You can also use the CTRL+SHIFT to add a range of objects to the current selected objects.

The following arrow key can be used to navigate the tree or list view.

To select the following	Use these keys
Next object	Down Arrow key, CTRL+Down arrow key to add to the selection the next object.
Previous object	Up Arrow key, CTRL+Up arrow key to add to the selection the prior object
Object at the top of tree.	Home key, CTRL+Home key to select all objects from current to the first one
Object at the bottom of the tree	End key, CTRL+End key to select all objects from current to the last one
Visible object at the top of the visible object in the view	Page Up key, CTRL+PageUp key to select all objects from current to the top visible object in the view
Visible object at the bottom visible object in the view	Page Down key, CTRL+PageDown key to select all objects from current to the top visible object in the view

Restrictions When Selecting Multiple Objects (v9)

1. Objects must be selected of the same type .e.g. can't select procedures and commands at the same type.

2. You cannot select objects and the object that contains your selection at the same time. For example cannot select two tests out of three and the their parent task.

For more information on trees, see Overview of Trees and Objects.