Selecting items

A chart item is selected with all the text associated with the item (its label, description, and attributes) displayed inverted. For items that have no visible text, a small black square is displayed indicating that the item is selected.

Selecting chart items

• Click a chart item to select it. Other selected items are cleared when you select a new item.
• To select a chart item and add it to the current selection, hold down the Ctrl key and click the item.
• To select a group of items, hold down the Shift key and select item.
• To select all the items on the chart, do one of the following steps:
  • Click the Select All toolbar button
  • From the Edit menu, select Select All
  • Right-click anywhere on the chart background and select Select All
  • Press Ctrl+A

Clearing chart items

• To clear all chart items, click anywhere on the chart background.
• To clear a chart item and keep all other selected items selected, hold down the Ctrl key and click the item.

Note: Holding down the Ctrl key and clicking an item changes the selection state between being selected and cleared.

Inverting a selection

To invert the current selection, do one of the following steps:

• Click the Invert Selection toolbar button
• From the Edit menu, select Invert Selection