# Multi select objects in report designer?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multi-select-objects-in-report-designer/100541>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** reporting\
**Created:** [January 7, 2025, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multi-select-objects-in-report-designer/100541 "2025-01-07T16:12:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![hw79](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/838e76/32.png) [@hw79](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hw79)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multi-select-objects-in-report-designer/100541/1 "2025-01-07T16:12:27Z")

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How can one multi-select objects in the report designer? I can select by dragging a box over the objects but if I have them on top of a larger object it gets selected too. I tried CTRL, SHIFT, ALT, and all combinations + click in the tree an in the design window, nothing seems to work.

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**Author:** ![dkhayes117](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/dkhayes117/32/68344_2.png) [@dkhayes117](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkhayes117)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multi-select-objects-in-report-designer/100541/2 "2025-01-07T16:21:24Z")

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`alt+click` works, but it also focuses the `File` dropdown in the designer, which screws things up unless you press `esc` after selecting. Less than ideal for sure.

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**Author:** ![hw79](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/838e76/32.png) [@hw79](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hw79)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multi-select-objects-in-report-designer/100541/3 "2025-01-07T16:25:15Z")

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I guess I didn't try that combination, thanks!