The IDE's GUI Builder and Inspector window always display the same selected component or components. Selecting a component in one window automatically selects it in the other.
To select a single component:
To select multiple components, do one of the following:
In the GUI Builder, hold down the Shift key while holding down the left mouse button and drag the mouse over each component in the group. A rectangle is painted as the mouse is dragged over the group of components. When the mouse button is released, all the components included in the rectangle are selected.
To select next and previous components:
When working with nested components (components within a container like a panel for example), clicking in the GUI Builder always selects the most deepest component at the point of the click. You can, however, select nested components on different levels using modifier keys, as described below.
You can also display the contextual menu for the selected container or subcomponent at any time by right-clicking. Note that the right-click action does not change the selection depth.
To select the parent container of a selected component:
If the currently selected component does not have a parent container (i.e. it is the container component for the entire form), Alt-click selects the deepest component at the point of the click.
To select a subcomponent of a selected container:
If the currently selected component does not contain any subcomponents, the container component for the entire form is selected.