.. _schema/select/select_all

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Select all objects
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QElectroTech allows selecting all objet from `workspace`_, all objects from the actived `folio`_, 
at the same time. All objects can be selected from `menu bar`_, `workspace`_ or using the 
corresponding keyboard shortcut.

Select all objects from menu bar
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    1. Select **Edit > Select All** to select all objects from the activated `folio`_.

        .. figure:: ../../images/qet_menu_edit.png
            :align: center

            Figure: QElectroTech Edit menu

Select all objects from workspace
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

As many other CAD tools, QElectroTech allows selecting all elements from the `workspace`_, graphical area, 
using the mouse. 

    1. Left click on the initial point from the rectangular area to be selected and displace the mouse without releasing up to the end point.

.. figure:: ../../images/qet_select_all.png
   :align: center

   Figure: QElectroTech selecting on workspace

Select all objects using keyboard shortcut
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

QElectroTech allows using keyboard shortcut to increase the working efficiency.

    1. Press ``Ctrl + a`` to select all objects from the activated `folio`_.

.. seealso::

    For more information about QElectroTech keyboard shortcuts, refer to `menu bar`_ section.

.. _menu bar: ../../interface/menu_bar.html
.. _workspace: ../../interface/workspace.html
.. _folio: ../../folio/index.html