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Search Options in the Select Elements Dialog Box
All the items, conditions, and descriptions you can use to build a search if statement in the Select elements dialog box are summarized below. You select the item in the left box, the condition in the middle box, and the description in the right box. If the description is a user-defined value, such as a name, ID, or length, you will have to type the value in the box.
Item
Condition
Description
Type
is equal to | is not equal to
Element types, markers, placed file, image element, callout
Pen
is equal to | is not equal to
List of the standard pens and the pens additionally defined for the current file in the Pens attribute window
Linestyle
is equal to | is not equal to
List of the standard linestyles and the linestyles additionally defined for the current file in the Styles attribute window
Halo
is equal to | is not equal to
List of the standard halos and the halos additionally defined for the current file in the Halos attribute window
Color
is equal to | is not equal to
List of all named colors for the current file from the Fill window, the colors White and Black, and no fill
Hatching
is equal to | is not equal to
List of hatchings from the Fills window of the current file
Pattern
is equal to | is not equal to
List of patterns from the Fills window of the current file
Object info
exists | exists not
None. (Object info exists if information was assigned in the Object info dialog box.)
Object ID
is equal to | is not equal to | contains
Text entry matching the ID field in the Object info dialog box.
Object name
is equal to | is not equal to | contains | exists | exists not
Text entry matching the Name field in the Object info dialog box.
Object tip
is equal to | is not equal to | contains | exists | exists not
Text entry matching the Object tip field in the Object info dialog box.
Object attribute
is equal to | is not equal to | contains | exists | exists not
Text entry matching an object attribute in the currently selected DTD. (See Select DTD.)
Object attribute value
is equal to | is not equal to | contains | exists | exists not
Text entry matching the value of an object attribute in the currently selected DTD. (See Select DTD.)
Text
is equal to | is not equal to | contains
Text entry matching the content of a text element.
Font
is equal to | is not equal to | contains
List of fonts installed on the operating system
Font size
is equal to | is not equal to | contains
List of all values for font sizes as for the Size command on the Text menu. By selecting other, customized entry of the value in the subsequent dialog box.
Leading
is equal to | is not equal to | contains
List of all leading values as for the Leading command on the Text menu. By selecting other, customized entry of the value in the subsequent dialog box.
Kerning
is equal to | is not equal to | contains
List of all kerning values as for the Kerning command on the Text menu. By selecting other, customized entry of the value in the subsequent dialog box.
Superscript/Subscript
is equal to | is not equal to | contains
List of all values for the superscript/subscript distances as for the Superscript/Subscript command on the Text menu. By selecting other, customized entry of the value in the subsequent dialog box.
Face
is equal to | is not equal to | contains
Selection from the four font face variants as for the Face command on the Text menu.
Text alignment
is equal to | is not equal to
List of text alignment options (see also Alignment).
Callout
is equal to | is not equal to | contains
Text entry matching the callout Starting number, Prefix or, Postfix as entered in the Edit callout style dialog box.
Element
is outside | is inside
Drawing sheet (page) border.
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In 3D mode, Element selects 3D surfaces.
(is outside | is inside) with completely selected
Only selects elements that are completely (inside | outside) of the drawing sheet (page) border.
(is outside | is inside) with completely cleared
Selects elements that are either completely or partially (inside | outside) the drawing sheet (page) border.
Group
is outside | is inside
Drawing sheet (page) border.
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Group cannot select nested groups. It only selects the outermost, or top, group.
(is outside | is inside) with completely selected
Only selects groups that are completely (inside | outside) of the drawing sheet (page) border.
(is outside | is inside) with completely cleared
Selects groups that are either completely or partially (inside | outside) the drawing sheet (page) border.
Bounding box
is smaller than | is equal to | is larger than
Bounding box edge length in mm, in, or pt. (Units are set in the preferences panel for Drawing.)
is smaller than
Selects a bounding box if its longest edge is less than the length entered.
is equal to
Selects a bounding box if all its edges are of equal length and also equal to the length entered.
is larger than
Selects a bounding box if its shortest edge is greater than the length entered.
Layer
is equal to | is not equal to
Name of the layer that contains the elements or objects to select; for example, (Standard layer | Background | Layer 1 … | … Layer n).
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Layer selection only works in 2D mode.