Prevent elements from getting selected?

Dorico
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Is there a way to prevent some elements (here: time signatures) from getting selected when I drag-select a certain area?

The music I’m copying consists of many time signature changes that I have already put in, and now whenever I select some measures via drag-select the time signatures get selected as well. - Which is annoying when I want to delete the selected things.

Thanks in advance,
Esti

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You can use the Filter to Deselect Time Signatures after making the selection. A few steps, perhaps: possibly something you could do with a macro app or using Dorico’s scripting feature.

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Hi, benwiggy.

Thanks for your answer, I already was aware of that.
I had hoped that instead of removing things from my selection after the fact, there was some way to configure what should get selected in the first place.

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If you start by Cmd/Ctrl-clicking items of the type you do want, then Select More, the item types you haven’t clicked won’t be selected.

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Hi, pianoleo.

I’m aware of that, but my selections start and end between measures.

Maybe let’s just say the answer to my specific question is “no”? :wink:

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It’s no problem if your selections start and end between measures. Use the method I suggested, then hold down Ctrl/Cmd+Alt and draw a selection around the bit of the bar you want to deselect. Or don’t - your call :wink: