{"id":6529,"date":"2021-11-20T11:33:08","date_gmt":"2021-11-20T10:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usemaps.com\/kb\/uncategorized\/selection-tool\/"},"modified":"2021-11-20T11:33:08","modified_gmt":"2021-11-20T10:33:08","slug":"selection-tool","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/usemaps.com\/en\/usemaps-documentation\/definitions\/selection-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Selection Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Selection Tool is located in the Attribute Table and is used to select objects within a layer<\/p>\n<p>The Selection Tool has several modes:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Single selection,<\/li>\n<li>Rectangle selection,<\/li>\n<li>Freehand selection,<\/li>\n<li>Polygon selection,<\/li>\n<li>By radius and<\/li>\n<li>By SQL query<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Only objects from the layer for which the Attribute Table is open are selected.<\/p>\n<h4>To select objects, you need to:<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the Attribute Table for the selected layer.<\/li>\n<li>Select the Selection Tool and choose the method for selecting objects.<\/li>\n<li>Select the objects on the map.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4104\" src=\"https:\/\/usemaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/narzedzie_selekcji_1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"639\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Selection Tool is located in the Attribute Table and is used to select objects within a layer The Selection Tool has several modes: Single selection, Rectangle selection, Freehand selection, Polygon selection, By radius and By SQL query Only objects from the layer for which the Attribute Table is open are selected. 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