How to select records

The current record is defined as:

View	Description
Details View	The record currently being viewed.
Contact Sheet View	The highlighted record (there is a faint dotted line around the thumbnail).
Page View	The record currently being viewed.
List View	The highlighted record (there is a distinctive border around it):

You use the current record when you wish, for instance, to:

• Create a Ditto record.
• Run a report for one record only.

  Note: It is only possible to have one current record at a time. However, it is possible to have many selected records.

Selected records display with a solid highlight:

You would select records when a number of records are to be:

• Discarded, deleted, merged, etc.
• Saved in a group.
• Attached to another record.

Tip: The current record may not automatically be included when you select a group of records. To include the current record, you must select it.

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1. In Display mode (you've searched for records, retrieved a group or added new records) select List View or Contact Sheet View.
2. If the records you wish to select are consecutive:
   1. Press and hold the SHIFT key.
   2. Using the mouse, click the first record and then the last:

   

If the records you wish to select are not consecutive:

1. Press and hold the CTRL key.
2. Using the mouse, click each record you want to select:

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1. In Display mode (you've searched for records, retrieved a group or added new records) select Details View and browse the records using the Record navigation buttons.
2. Use one of the options available on the Home tab of the Ribbon (or use a keyboard shortcut) to select a record.

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