Select mode

The mouse mode determines what happens when you click and drag inside the fractal window. In Select mode, a selection box is used for zooming, panning, rotating, stretching, and skewing.

To enter Select mode from Normal mode, simply click and drag inside the fractal window. Alternatively, click Select Mode on the Fractal menu, or make sure the Select mode button in the toolbar is down.

In the fractal window, a selection box appears.

The area inside the selection box will be magnified to fill the fractal window when you zoom in. You can manipulate the selection box by dragging the handles and edges.

When you are finished, double-click inside the selection box to zoom in. To zoom out, hold down Ctrl while double-clicking. Alternatively, right-click inside the fractal window to open a menu with the following commands:

While you are working with the selection box, the Fractal Mode tool window shows a preview of the resulting fractal. The buttons in the tool window select what you want to do: zoom in, zoom out, or crop. They duplicate the menu commands listed above, except that they are not applied until you click the Apply button in the tool window.

Notes

• While the selection box is visible, the status bar provides additional information, such as the current magnification and rotation angle.
• If the fractal contains multiple layers, only the editable layers are affected.

Next: Switch mode

See Also
Tutorial: Learning basic skills
Animating locations
Keyboard shortcuts in Select mode
Fractal windows