Use the Select 
command to select objects one at a time or to select all objects that are generally in the same area of the Map window. You select an object by clicking it using the mouse.
To select an object:
-
Make the layer that you want to select objects from selectable. On the
HOME tab, in the Windows
group, click Tool Windows, and click
Explorer from the list, to open the
Explorer window. Click the
Selectable
icon beside the
layer name to turn selection On.
- On the MAP tab, in the Selection group, click Select from the selection list. The cursor becomes a pointing hand when moved over the Map window.
- Click an object in the Map window. If that object's layer is selectable, MapInfo Pro highlights the object. If the layer is editable, MapInfo Pro puts edit handles around the extents of the object. If the layer is neither editable nor selectable, MapInfo Pro does not allow you to select the object.
- On the TABLE tab, click New Browser to display selected records in a Browser window. Choose Selection from the list of tables and click OK. MapInfo Pro creates a Browser of the new temporary table. To select records from the Browser, simply click each record with the Select command.
To select multiple objects individually in a Map window:
- Click the first object to select it.
- Hold down the Shift key and click another object. MapInfo Pro selects that object, too. If you select a second object without holding down the Shift key, MapInfo Pro unselects the first object and selects the second object.
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