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      </table><br><p class="para_topic"> You can deselect a single object, multiple objects, or deselect and select objects simultaneously.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">To de-select a single object, press Shift and click an object.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">To deselect a group of objects, hold Shift and the left mouse button and drag the cursor over the objects you want to deselect. Once they are highlighted, release the buttons.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">To deselect the previously selected object and select a new object at the same time, press Ctrl+Shift and click the new object. When selecting a single object, this deselects the last selected object and selects a new object.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">To deselect all of your selections, either press <b class="uiTerm">Deselect All</b> <img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/toolbars/gateway/selection_bar/deselect_all.gif" border="0"> on the Selection bar, or press Esc.
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