Before you can work with an existing object it must be selected. The UI Design Editor provides multiple ways to select one or more objects. Some commands, such as alignment commands, are available only when multiple objects are selected.
A bounding rectangle appears around the object (Figure 1), the same object is highlighted in the Outline view, and its properties are shown in the Properties view.
Another bounding rectangle appears around the newly selected object (Figure 1).
NOTE The properties of the first object selected continue to be shown in the Properties view.
Figure 1 - Extending selections in the UI Design view
The selected object(s) can than be moved, resized, aligned, or deleted as required.
The object is highlighted in the list (Figure 2) and the UI Design Editor view, and the object properties are shown in the Properties view.
Another bounding rectangle appears around the newly selected object (Figure 1).
NOTE The properties of the first object selected continue to be shown in the Properties view.
Figure 2 - Extending selections in the Outline view
The selected object(s) can than be moved, resized, aligned, or deleted as required.
NOTE Shift-clicking on any object will add it to the selection, but shift-clicking will not remove an object once it is selected.
NOTE Control-clicking on any object will toggle its inclusion in the selection.