Important Note: Before you use the Parcel Selection Tools for selecting multiple parcels, it is highly recommended that you walk through the examples given in this help file under the four topics: Select By Point Tool, Select By Line Tool, Select By Box Tool, and Select By Polygon Tool. These topics are written in tutorial style and should be followed in order. They will step you through all aspects of how to use the Parcel Selection Tools properly.
The Select By Polygon Tool allows the user to select and highlight multiple parcels by drawing a polygon on the Map Display area.
To select parcels by drawing a polygon:
Step 1: Click on the Select By Polygon Tool to make it the selected tool, the cursor will change to small cross-hairs.
Step 2: Click multiple
times to draw a polygon over some parcels in the Map Display.
Double click to close and end the polygon. The parcels falling
within and intersecting the polygon will be selected and highlighted.
The map will refresh with the new parcels highlighted in blue, and a new
multi-selected parcel will be chosen at random. The Information
Table to the right of the map will be filled with attribute
information from the multi-selected parcel.
Action:
Result:
To add additional parcels to the current selection:
Step 1:
Click multiple times to draw a polygon over some parcels in the Map
Display.
Hold the shift key down and double click to close and end the polygon.
The parcels
falling within and intersecting the polygon will be added to the
current selection.
Action:
Result:
To de-select parcels:
Step 1:
Click multiple times to draw a polygon over some of the selected parcels
in the Map
Display.
Hold the shift key down and double click to close and end the polygon.
The parcels
falling within and intersecting the polygon will be removed from
the current selection.
Action:
Result:
Note: If you de-select the current multi-selected parcel, one of the remaining parcels will be randomly chosen as the new multi-selected parcel.