Select Tool

Keyboard and numeric editing

Open Display options in the top bar and choose Objects and position to choose and name an object, enter its position and size, rotate it, or change its layer order. Choose Apply changes to update the artwork. Locked selections must be unlocked first.

With Select active and the canvas focused, Page Up and Page Down choose objects. Arrow keys move the selection; Shift uses larger steps. Undo restores edits.

For drawing, arrows move the cursor and Enter or Space sets the start and end of a shape or stroke. Escape cancels. Turn on Two-click drawing, also in Display options, to place supported shapes with two clicks instead of dragging.

Select areas of your painting to move, copy, delete, or resize. Works with both bitmap canvas areas and object-layer shapes.

How to use the Select tool

Select the Select tool from the toolbar (or press S ).

Click on an object to select it. A dashed border with handles appears around it.

Or drag a selection rectangle on empty canvas space to select multiple objects at once.

Move the selection by dragging from inside the selection box.

Resize by dragging any of the corner or edge handles.

Rotate using the rotation knob that appears above the selection box.

Delete by pressing Delete or Backspace after selecting.

Selection features

Move

Drag from inside the selection to reposition the selected objects freely around the canvas.

Resize

Eight resize handles (corners and edges) let you scale the selection. Hold Shift for proportional resizing.

Rotate

Drag the circular rotation knob above the selection to rotate freely. The selection rotates around its centre.

Copy & Paste

Press Ctrl+C to copy, Ctrl+V to paste. The pasted copy appears with a small offset so you can see both.

Bitmap vs Objects: When no object-layer shapes are present, the Select tool selects a rectangular region of the bitmap canvas. When object-layer shapes exist, clicking selects individual shape objects. Switching to a bitmap drawing tool flattens all objects to the canvas.

Tips

Select All

Press Ctrl+A to select everything on the canvas at once — useful for moving or copying your entire artwork.

Proportional resize

Hold Shift while dragging a corner handle to maintain the aspect ratio of the selection.

Delete unwanted shapes

Select a shape and press Delete to remove it without affecting the rest of your painting.

Keyboard shortcuts

Ctrl+A — Select all
Ctrl+C — Copy selection
Ctrl+V — Paste
Delete / Backspace — Delete selection
Ctrl+Z — Undo
Shift + resize handle — Proportional resize
Arrow keys — Nudge selection 1 px