1. Left-click an object to select it.
2. A Light gray box with small square handles will appear at the object’s edges.
3. Dragging the corner handles resizes the object proportionally.
4. Dragging side handles will stretch or reduce an individual side.
5. Corner handles are also used to rotate objects when your cursor is a curved arrow.
6. You may select multiple objects by holding the Shift key.
7. You may deselect a single object by clicking on it again while holding Shift.
8. You may select all objects by going to the Arrange menu > Select All.

Fig 10.8.1.: Selecting Objects