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<sect3 id="gui_onclickFunctions_selectAll" xreflabel="mode to select all objects">
<title>Selecting all objects</title>
<para>
This mode is usefull when selecting page objects (without annotations - see
<xref linkend="gui_onclickFunctions_selectAnnotations"/>) which are not
text (see <xref linkend="gui_onclickFunctions_selectText"/>) or
graphical (see <xref linkend="gui_onclickFunctions_selectGraphicalOp"/>)
operator (line, rectangle, but not image).
</para>
<para>
When this mode is activated,nonempty areas can be selected pressing the
mouse left button, dragging the mouse and releasing left button. All objects within
selected area will be selected.
</para>
<para>
When clicked only once, the one top level object on the
page is seleceted. If clicked again the second top most object is selected etc.
User doesn't need to know the size of desired object.
</para>
<para>
This mode is very usefull when because only few objects have the same size
<xref linkend="gui_objtreepropedit_id"/>.
</para>
<para>
To activate this selection mode just click on appropriate place in the toolbar
<xref linkend="gui_toolbars_selectionModes"/>) or select it in menu (see
<xref linkend="gui_menu_Edit"/>).
</para>
</sect3>
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