Select and Pan Tools

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The Select and Pan tool allows you to toggle between manipulating objects on the tabletop and panning around the screen.


Select Mode

In select mode, you can click to select an object (such as a token or a map) on the tabletop. Note that you will only be able to select objects on the current layer (unless objects are layerless or modifier keys are utilized). You can also resize it or move it around. For more information, see the Manipulating Graphics help page.

Select multiple objects (tokens, images, drawings, text, cards, Map Pins, Doors, and Windows) by dragging your cursor to create a selection box around them. Alternatively, hold down modifier keys while clicking objects (or dragging to select) to refine your selection. 

To mult-select, objects need to be on the same layer, except: 

  • Doors/Windows = Lighting Layer
  • Map Pins = Layerless
Modifier Key Description
Ctrl/Cmd Select only tokens, cards, or images on the current layer
Alt/Option Select only text and drawings on the current layer
Shift Select only Map Pins, Doors, or Windows - regardless of layer
Ctrl/Cmd + A Select all objects on the current layer, excluding any Map Pins, Doors, or Windows
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + A Select all objects on the current layer, plus any Map Pins, Doors, or Windows on other layers

See Hotkeys article for more information on VTT Keyboard Shortcuts. 

Pan Mode

Pan mode enables you to click and drag anywhere on the tabletop to quickly move about the page. You can also right-click and drag at any time (even if Pan mode is not active) to use the pan tool.


Tips and Tricks for Setting Up Your Game

We have some tips and tricks for Roll20's Select/Move tool, from how to select specific groups of tokens to resizing or rotating tokens without snapping to the grid. 

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