HP Network Direr Software Products Selecting Items in the Map and Tree, Release the mouse button

180CHAPTER 5: WORKING WITH THE MAP

Selecting Items in the Map and Tree

In order to select an item in the map or the tree single-click on its icon. This will select the item both in the map and in the tree. To add additional items to the selection you can then press and hold the Ctrl key while single-clicking on the other items that you wish to add to the selection. Pressing and holding the Ctrl key, while single-clicking on items, can also be used to remove items from the selection.

In addition to selecting individual items, it is possible to select all of the map items in the current submap, by selecting Edit > Select All, and to select all of the core network infrastructure devices, in all of the submaps, by selecting Edit > Select All Core Devices.

Selecting Multiple Map Items in the Currently Viewed Map

A set of map items that are next to each other in the currently viewed map can be selected by dragging a selection rectangle around them.

To do this:

1Click at one corner of the area on the map that you want to select.

2Keep the mouse button pressed and drag the selection rectangle so that all of the map items that you want to select are within the rectangle.

3Release the mouse button.