Comp How-To: Multi-Selection
Check out these three easy ways to highlight a series of images and/or text boxes, so you can move them around your Comp project together.
When Comp was initially conceived, an individual object could be highlighted with a single tap, revealing handles on the corners that allowed users to move it around — but that wasn’t enough. Users wanted the ability to highlight numerous objects at once and manipulate them as a group; in fact, it was one of the most frequently requested asks we received from folks like you, using the app.
Well: Your feedback really (really!) makes a difference, and your comments really (really!) impact our Comp builds and plans for the app. Here’s how multi-selection was made a reality, and here’s how to do it on your mobile device:
1) Hold and tap
Tap and hold an image or text box with one finger → use another finger to quickly tap any additional image or text boxes to highlight both/all at the same time.
2) Use the menu option
Tap to select an image or text box → tap the “More” sticker that appears as ellipses in the bottom left menu bar → tap Select Multiple → tap any additional image or text boxes to highlight both/all at the same time.
3) Use the lasso gesture
Draw a lasso — basically, a circle with a little loop to finish it off — around all of the image or text boxes you’d like to select.
We’ve got more How-Tos in the works, along with behind the scenes insight into how we test features with our own creative projects to make sure that you can use Comp the way that you want to for yours.
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