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3. Type the new name in the box and press ENTER on your keyboard OR click
away from the box.
Deleting Draw Objects
Once you place a draw object on a draw file, you can delete the object. You can also
delete multiple or all draw objects in the active draw file.
To Delete One Draw Object
Use the following steps to delete a draw object.
1. Open the existing project that contains the draw object you want to delete.
2. Click the Draw tab.
3. Click the Select tool
and then click the draw object on the map to
select it. A box displays around the selected object.
4. Click Delete in the Draw dialog area.
OR
Press the DELETE key on your keyboard.
OR
Right-click the object and then select Manage Draw/Delete Draw Object.
Tip To bring back the last draw object you deleted, click the Undo button
to
undo the last action. You can undo approximately 200 events in a single project.
Note You can also delete a draw object using the right-click feature in the draw file
list. Click the File button in the Draw tab, click to select the Draw File that contains
the object you want to delete, click More, right-click the object, and then click
Delete.
To Delete Multiple Draw Objects
Use the following steps to delete several draw objects.
1. Click the Draw tab.
2. To select multiple draw objects, click the Select tool
, click the first draw
object on the map to select it, and then press and hold the SHIFT key on your
keyboard while clicking each additional draw object you want to delete. A box
displays around each selected object.
OR
To select multiple draw objects, click the Select tool
, drag a box over
the draw objects you want to delete.
3. Click the Delete button in the Draw dialog area.
OR
Press the DELETE key on your keyboard.
OR
Right-click the object and then click Manage Draw/Delete Draw Object.
A message box displays asking if you want to delete the draw objects from
the current file.
• If you click Yes, all selected draw objects in the file are deleted. You
cannot undo this action.
• If you click No, no objects are cleared from the file.