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Working with Multiple Blocks in the Processing Map

There may be times that you want to perform an action on more than one block. Examples include:

Instead of carrying out these tasks one block at a time, you can perform each of these tasks on multiple blocks at once—saving yourself a lot of time.

To select multiple blocks on the Processing Map:
  • Click and drag a box around all the blocks you want to select:
  • While holding down the Ctrl Key click on any additional blocks you want to select (or unselect).
  • Press Ctrl-A to select all of the blocks in the Processing Map.

note: These selection methods may be used together in any combination

To open the properties dialog boxes for multiple blocks:
  1. Select the blocks as described above.
  2. Right click any selected block.
  3. Select View Block(s) Properties: The properties dialog box for each selected block opens.
To move multiple blocks:
  • Select the blocks as described above, and then click and drag one of the blocks. The other selected blocks move as well.
To delete multiple blocks:
  • Select the blocks as described above, and then press the Delete key.
To add multiple blocks to a preset:
  1. Open the All Presets dialog box or the individual preset's properties dialog box.
  2. Confirm that the blocks you want to add are configured correctly for the preset.
  3. Select the blocks as described above.
  4. Click and drag the preset icon for any of the selected blocks into the preset. All the selected blocks are added to the preset.
To save multiple blocks to the Baseline:
  1. Confirm that the blocks you want to add are configured the way you want them for saving to the Baseline.
  2. Select the blocks as described above.
  3. Right click on any selected block.
  4. Select Save Block(s) to Baseline:
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