Selection by Shape
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Tool: Selection by Shape
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Description: This button provides a menu for setting the selection shape.  A selection shape determines spatial graphic used to select features in the active layer.
User Interaction:
  1. Move the mouse cursor over the button.
  2. Click on one of the icons (  ) to change the selection shape. 
Select by Point :
  1. Single-Click over or near the features to be selected.
  2. The selection is made after one Single-Click.
Select by Line :
  1. Start and continue a line over the features to be selected with a Single-Click.
  2. A Double-Click ends the line.
  3. The selection is made after the Double-Click.
Note: A line must be two or more points or clicks.
Select by Rectangle :
  1. Start and continue the rectangle with a Click-n-Drag over the features to be selected.
  2. The selection is made after the Click-n-Drag is complete.
Select by Polygon :
  1. Start and continue a polygon over the features to be selected with a Single-Click.
  2. A Double-Click ends the polygon.
  3. The selection is made after the Double-Click.
Note: A polygon must be three or more points or clicks.
Requirements:
  1. There must be an active layer.
Limitations:
  1. There is a limit to 2000 selected features.
Results:
Select by point :
  1. features will be selected based on where the user clicks.
Select by Line :
  1. features will be selected based on their intersection with a user defined line.
Select by Rectangle :
  1. features will be selected based on their intersection with a user defined rectangle.
Select by Polygon :
  1. features will be selected based on their intersection with a user defined polygon.
If no features are highlighted then:
  1. The user may have to zoom to the selected extent  
    Or
  2. The user should check the TOC for the total number of selected features.
    Or
  3. The user should ensure that there is an active layer and it is visible.
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