The Select Shapes tool allows you to select multiple symbols filtered by shape type. You can create and apply filters or manually select or deselect each shape. When you click OK, all the items checked in the bottom grid will be selected on the worksheet. This tool (shown below) has a list of all the shape types at the top and a list of all the individual shapes below. The listing at the top lets you select the filtering criteria, so you can easily select all the shapes of a given type. Also, each of the column headers in the grid are clickable, allowing you to sort by column.

Filter Buttons

Select All Filters: Selects all the options in the filter. This does not select all the shapes in the grid..

Clear Filters: Clears all the options in the filter. This does not de-select all the shapes in the grid.

Apply Filters: Applies the filter to the grid. Every item already selected in the grid will be de-selected before the filter is applied. The grid is sorted by selected items once this is applied.

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Selection Buttons

Select All Shapes: Selects all the shapes, regardless of the filter settings. You can also manually select the shapes in the grid by clicking on each checkbox.

Clear Shape Selection: Clears all the shape selections.