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Selecting Features from a Map Window

Use the Select by Map Window command to select all of the visible features in a layer. When working with a point layer, all of the points that are visible in a map window will be added to the selection set. When working with a line or area layer, all of the features that are entirely or partially visible in the map window will be added to the selection set. Any features that were already in the selection set will remain selected, regardless of whether or not they are visible in the map window.

Blue triangle icon To Select the Visible Features in a Map Window

Choose the layer whose features you want to select from the drop-down list on the Standard toolbar or by right-clicking on the layer in the Display Manager and choosing Make Working Layer.
Use the zoom, pan, or find tools to display your area of interest.
Choose the selection set to use from the drop-down list on the Standard toolbar.

TIP: Click Clear selection button icon on the Standard toolbar to clear the selection set if you want to insure that only features visible in the map window will be included in the selection set.

Choose Selection>Select by Map Window.

Maptitude selects all of the features in the working layer that are at least partially visible in the map window and adds them to the selection set.