[scribus] How to quickly highlight text/image objects on a certain part of a page

["Christoph Schäfer"]

> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 02. September 2015 um 04:49 Uhr
> Von: "Kunda Loves Scribus" <scribus.user at gmail.com>
> An: "Scribus User Mailing List" <scribus at lists.scribus.net>
> Betreff: [scribus] How to quickly highlight text/image objects on a certain part of a page
>
> So I'd love to be able to say choose the lower half of a page with the
> mouse, click-drag and it would highlight all the text/image/object boxes I
> have designated in that portion. I'd like to do this so I can move or tweek
> or cut or copy etc...
> 
> I usually just click on one object at a time holding the shift key.
> 
> Is there a faster way to do this that I'm missing?
> 

Hi Kunda,


Did you try the "lasso" feature? Click somewhere outside the page, keep the mouse button pressed, and then drag a "rectangle" over the area whose items you want to select. Release the mouse button and voilà: everything inside the virtual rectangle has been selected.


HTH,

Christoph