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Checkout the Quick Reference & Tips page for schematic view shortcuts

Object Selection

Similar to most CAD software, Altium provides includes and exclusive selection depending on selection direction. Selecting from the left and moving right will select all touching the region, whereas right to left will select only objects fully within the region.

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Further selection control can be accessed via selection filters

Selection Filters

At the top of both schematic and layout views, there is a toolbar typically starting with the selection filter button.
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In this menu the user can select what types of objects they are interested in selecting. Once toggled, the same dragging selection can be used, but only matching object types will be selected.

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More tips are highlighted in the Quick Reference & Tips page. Additionally, official documentation on selection is provided by https://www.altium.com/documentation/altium-designer/design-object-selection.

Component Workflow

To ensure consistency in our components, a lot of effort goes into keeping them organized. A large part of this is using Altium’s ple built in state flows to indicate status of components. Below is an example of where you see these states:

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