Select Point Tool

Introduction

The Select Point Tool allows you to edit the points that make up items.

Selected points

To select points with the Select Point Tool:

Select the Select Point Tool
Do one of the following:
- Click a point to select it.
- Click a line segment to select both the start and end points of the line segment.
- Drag a rectangle around the points you want to select.
To add or remove points from the selection, hold down the <Shift> key while clicking or dragging.

Selected points are shown by a solid handle , Points that are not selected are shown by a hollow handle .

Move Selected Points

To move the selected points, drag a selected point to a new location.

Pressing the <Shift> key down will constrain the movement to one of the main compass directions:

North to South (|)
East to West (-)
North-East to South-West (\)
North-West to South-East (/)

Delete Selected Points

To delete the selected points, do one of the following:

Press the DEL key.
Right click, then select Cut.

Add New Points

To add new points, use the Pen Tool .

Further Information

Select Shape Tool

For how to use the select shape tool to edit entire shapes.

Graphic Editor Toolbar

For the different tools available to edit graphic pages.

Keyboard Shortcuts

For a complete list of keyboard shortcuts.

For information about editing graphic pages in Fernhill SCADA.

For the meaning of terms used in Fernhill SCADA.