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To Select Multiple Entities by Defining a Rectangular Box
1. In the Selection dialog box, under Selection filter, click one of the following to select multiple entities on a drawing by defining a rectangular box:
—Selects multiple entities that exist within the defined box.
—Selects multiple entities that exist within the defined rectangular box and those intersecting the borders of the rectangular box.
2. Click in the graphics window to specify the top-left corner of the rectangular box.
3. Drag the pointer diagonally on the drawing to the bottom-right corner to define the diagonal coordinates of the rectangular box.
4. Click again. An expanding rectangular box is displayed.
The entities that you want to select lie within the rectangular box or within and across the borders of the rectangular box, depending on the method of selection you chose in the Selection dialog box.