Select artwork

Use the pointer on the canvas, or open Edit → Selection for commands that find particular shapes.

Box selection and modifiers

Action	Result
Drag left to right	Selects objects or groups entirely inside the box.
Drag right to left	Selects objects or groups the box crosses or encloses.
Hold Shift	Adds to the selection.
Hold Ctrl	Toggles the affected items.
Hold Ctrl+Shift	Removes the affected items from the selection.
Shift-click a layer row	Selects editable artwork on that layer.

Find shapes by type or size

Select Open Shapes Set to Fill helps find paths that need attention when a filled area is missing from the preview.
Select Contained Shapes starts with one closed vector as the boundary.
Select Shapes Smaller Than Selected compares the areas of the shapes’ bounding boxes.
Select Circles can filter native circles by diameter.

When an object is skipped

Selection commands skip hidden or locked objects and layers. Make the object visible and unlock it to include it in the search. Open-path selection applies to vector geometry. See Repair and simplify paths for the next step.