The Selection Inspector icon

The attributes of selected items can be reported and changed with the Selection Inspector. There are several ways to start the Selection Inspector, a tool in the Inspectors category. In addition, it can be opened by choosing Actions... Inspect from the menu or by clicking the button on the right side of the status line. Included item types are:

Write... brings up a dialog for saving a parsable text file of specifications for the selected items. Close dismisses the Selection Inspector, while Help opens this manual page in a browser window.

If the selection includes multiple items of the same type and their attribute values vary, "-- multiple --" or ">1" will be reported for the attribute. Attribute values can be changed within the inspector.

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