Set Selection mode on by clicking one of the three available Selection buttons.
Rectangle Selection
Lasso Selection
Stucture Selection
| To select a ... | choose | and.. |
|---|---|---|
| atom | click on it | |
| bond | click on the bond that links them | |
| rectangular region | |
click at one corner of the desired region and drag the mouse to the opposite corner. While the mouse button is pressed down, a guide will be displayed to aid you |
| non-rectangular region | press the left mouse button to start selecting, and draw the region with your mouse without releasing the mouse button.A blue guide line appears along the selection region. A pink line connects the start and end points. | |
| fragment | |
double-click on an atom or bond |
| molecule | click on an atom or bond. | |
| whole stucture | double-click on any part of it | |
| double-click on any part of it |
To unselect all click an empty area of the canvas.
The Invert selection (Ctrl+Shift+I) will change the current selection such that everything previously unselected will now be selected and vice versa. If there is no selection , the entire image area will be selected.