How not to select all the artboards when I'm trying to select the objects?

[dehasan45]

Hi. I've looked up to this topic but couldn't find a satisfactory result. I've tried using 'ctrl' while selecting and also enabled 'Select object when intersects with selection marquee' Nothing seems to work. Is there a solution to this problem? (Please check the .gif attached) Thanks in advance!

[firstdefence]

Try Shift + Ctrl + Drag  on windows or Shift + Cmd + Drag on Mac  

Nah doesn't work if you encapsulate a full artboard

You can make multiple selections with the Shift key held down, thus avoiding whole artboards.

[Dan C]

Hi @dehasan45,

Welcome to the Affinity Forums

When drag-selecting in Affinity Designer, Artboards will always be selected - however if you wish to select all the objects on the Artboards and not the Artboards themselves, simply use CTRL/CMD + A or Select > Select All.

I hope this helps!

[dehasan45]

Thanks for the reply. But there should be an option to lock the artboards without the objects in it. CTRL/CMD+A will select all the objects. What if we had to select some specific objects! This is pretty annoying to be honest.

Edited May 27, 2022 by dehasan45

[Dan C]

No problem at all, thanks for your feedback regarding this - I'll move your thread to the Feature Request section of our Forums, for our devs to see and consider adding such an option in a future update!