Select Object to View and Edit

If you desire to view or edit the properties for any displayed items, click on the Takeoff option under Display and then click on the Select Object tool (it looks like a finger) and the mouse pointer will change to a selection box. Please note that you can also call the select command from the 16-button cursor and/or digitizer template. After clicking the Select command, move the selection box over any point found within an item. The item's color will change if it is selected.

If the mouse pointer does not change to a selection box, make sure no tool buttons (i.e. zoom, pan, etc) are pressed at the top of the Takeoff Tab window.

If a line only has two points, place the selection box at the beginning or end of the line to select. It is best to place the selection box over a change in direction for the item you are trying to select in order to have it selected. To view the properties for a selected item, it is not required that you click on the object. By placing the square mouse pointer over the object, the properties for the item will be displayed on the right side of the screen. If you want to edit the properties on the right hand side, click on the object to edit.