Selecting/deselecting a parcel, annotation, or map

Item selection is important to DeedMapper. By selecting an item (i.e. a parcel, annotation, or map), you are indicating your intention of working with that item. Many of DeedMapper’s menu commands are only available when an item is selected.

Once you have selected an item you can generally do things like drag it, delete it, copy it, edit it, jump to it, display info about it, and so on.

Knowing what is selected

The name of the currently selected item is always displayed in the title bar across the top of the DeedMapper window.  If nothing is selected then the title bar will only display the name of the deed file.

To select/deselect a parcel in the Plot View

1.    Go to the Plot View (F5 shortcut key)

2.    Navigate until the desired parcel is in view

3.    Make sure the cursor is the Pointer cursor (Tools menu, then Pointer)

4.    Click the left mouse button inside the parcel you want to select. It should light up to indicate it has been selected. If the wrong parcel lights up, keep clicking, and make sure the mouse is inside the parcel. Eventually your parcel will light up.

5.    To deselect the parcel, click on it once more

Multiple parcels can be selected at once by holding the CTRL key down while selecting additional parcels (step 4).

“Rubberband selection” of parcels is also supported.  Press and hold the CTRL key down while holding the left mouse button down.  Keep holding until the cursor changes to a crosshair.  Drag the mouse to create a rectangular selection box.  All parcels inside or intersecting the box will become selected when the button is released. 

To select a parcel in the Table View

1.    Go to the Table View (F7 shortcut key)

2.    Click the left mouse button on the item you want to select.  It will turn blue to indicate it has been selected.

Multiple parcels can be selected at once by holding the CTRL key down while clicking on additional items. 

You can use the up and down arrows to change the selection, or extend the selection (while CTRL is pressed).

There is no way to deselect.

To select/deselect an annotation

1.    Go to the Plot View (F5 shortcut key)

2.    Navigate until the desired annotation is in view

3.    Make sure the cursor is the Pointer cursor (Tools menu, then Pointer)

4.    Click the left mouse button in the middle of the annotation you want to select. It should light up to indicate it has been selected. Double clicking the annotation will cause it to be selected and then made available for editing.

5.    To deselect the annotation, click once more on the annotation

To select/deselect a map

1.    Go to the Plot View (F5 shortcut key)

2.    Hit PgUp until the entire map is in view.

3.    Make sure the cursor is the Pointer cursor (Tools menu, then Pointer)

4.    Click the left mouse button on any of the map’s four corners.

5.    The name of the map will appear in the window title. Keep clicking until the correct map name appears.

6.    To deselect, click on the map corner once more