MACROMEDIA FREEHAND 10-USING FREEHAND Use Manual page 177

You can select objects with the Pointer, Subselect, or Lasso tools, or by using
keyboard shortcuts or menu commands.
The Pointer, Subselect, and Lasso tools let you select objects or points by clicking.
The Pointer and Subselect tools also let you select objects or points by dragging a
rectangular selection marquee. The Lasso tool lets you select objects and points by
dragging a free-form selection marquee.
By default, the selection marquee must completely enclose an object or point to
select it. You can change this behavior in Preferences so that dragging the selection
marquee over any part of an object's edge selects the object.
You can also change how closely you must click to an object with the Pointer tool
to select the object.
To prevent selecting or changing an object, you can hide it. You can also prevent
changes to an object by locking it, but you can still select the locked object.
Double-click the tool in the Tools panel.
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In the tool's dialog box, do one of the following:
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Deselect Contact Sensitive if you want to select only objects and points that are
completely enclosed by the selection marquee. Points that lie within the
selection area will still be selected.
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Select Contact Sensitive if you want to select objects or groups that are only
partially enclosed by the selection marquee.
Note:
Choose Edit > Preferences. Click General.
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Enter a value from 1 to 5 pixels in the Pick Distance text box and click OK.
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Using the Pointer tool, click the object. If the object has no fill, click its stroke
to select it.
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If you are using a tool other than the Pointer tool, hold down Control
(Windows) or Command (Macintosh) to temporarily use the Pointer, and then
click the object.