The Select command on the Edit menu (keyboard shortcut CTRL+SHIFT+F2) opens the Select Object dialog box. This dialog box lets you select objects based on their attributes or properties.
In Type, select an object type if you wish to limit what is selected. For example, you can specify "Callout Lines" to select callout objects only.
The Select Object dialog box shows a list of possible physical characteristics, such as line style, fill style, and font. Select an object on the workspace you want to base the selection on, then select the attributes to match to other objects.
For example, you can select an object on the workspace with a yellow interior and 2-point line thickness then select Interior Fill Style and Line Thickness. All other objects on the page with a yellow interior and a 2-point thickness can then be selected.
To select objects by property value you select the Property check box, select a field, then type a value.
When specifying a property value to search for, you can use the "?" and "*" wildcard characters to search for partial matches. Use "?" for single characters; use "*" for multiple characters. For example, if the value for the property "Name" is "bolt1," but you want to select all types of bolts, you can type "bolt*" to select bolt1, bolt2, and so on.
After you enter the type and attribute or property information of the objects you want to select, specify whether you want to select all matching objects or matching objects one at a time. Next Matching Object deselects the current object then selects the next matching object.
If you want to select additional sets of objects without deselecting the current objects, click Append, select another set of objects, click Append again, and so on.
For example, suppose you have a red circle with a line thickness of 2.0, a blue circle with a line thickness of 2.0, and a yellow circle with a hairline. Change the default fill color to red. Open the Select dialog box, choose Interior Fill Style, and then choose Select. Designer selects the red circle. Choose Line Thickness, then choose Append. Designer adds the blue circle to the selection, because it has the same line thickness as the red circle.