Layout > Selecting Entities > Using Selection Tools
  
Using Selection Tools
You can use these tools to select entities in a layout:
• Choose a smart filter from the list to limit selection to geometry, dimensions, constraints, or to notes and symbols. The filter is set by default to All.
• Choose one of the selection tools to select entities before or after you activate a sketching tool. The number of selected entities appears on the status bar at the bottom of the graphics window. When you double-click the status bar to open the Selected Items dialog box. You can select and remove specific items from the list of selected entities.
◦ Click Box and drag a rectangle to enclose and select entities.
◦ Click Lasso and move the pointer to draw a free form line to enclose and select entities.
◦ Click Fence and draw a free form line to touch and select entities.
◦ Click Chain and hold down the CTRL key and select multiple curve or line entities.
• Choose one of these commands to refine your selection:
◦ Click Restrict to select only entities in the active node.
◦ Click Select All to select all the entities in the layout.
◦ Click Selection > Invert to toggle selected and unselected entities.
 
* Clearing the Preselection highlighting option does not affect Creo Layout. You still see the preselection highlighting.