## The Select Tool

#### Overview

Whyteboard has a Select tool, which is used to manipulate already-drawn shapes.

Moving the mouse over a drawn shape will change the cursor to indicate different actions.

Clicking "inside" a shape will select it: handles are drawn at the shape's edges. This helps to see the actions to perform.

- Hand: The shape may be moved. Holding the mouse will allow you to reposition the shape.
- Multiple Arrows: Used by the Polygon and Line tools, this shows a point may be repositioned anywhere
- Diagonal Arrow: Shape may be resized in any direction, the opposite corner is "anchored"
- Vertical Double-ended Arrow: Shape may be resized vertically, no changes will be made horizontally
- Horizontal Double-ended Arrow: Shape may be resized horizontally, no changes will be made vertically
- Rotate Icon: Shape may be rotated.

Items selected with the select tool can be deleted, by pressing the Delete key, from the Toolbar or the Shapes menu.

A shape's position in the "drawing order" can also be adjusted by selecting it, and using the items in the Shapes menu, or the shortcut keys ctrl+up/down. Using ctrl+shift moves the shape to the top or bottom of the order.

When you select an item with the Select tool, it is brought to the front of the list temporarily.
When you deselect, draw or select a new shape, the old shape is drawn back in its correct position.

A shape will be de-selected when:

- New shape is drawn
- Different shape is selected
- Shapes->Deselect menu item (or Ctrl-D)
- The escape key is pressed

#### Images

With an image shape, the diagonal arrows will scale the image, adjusting its size. There will be a green handle drawn in the middle of the image, which can be used to rotate the image around its center point.

#### Moving Selected Shapes

Using the Up/Down/Left/Right keyboard arrow keys when a shape is moved will move it. Keep the key held in to move the shape continiously.

When you move a shape towards the edge of the canvas, it will automatically scroll the canvas in the direction you are dragging to. This helps you move a shape around the canvas easily.