When you analyze your data, you have different ways of making selections. In a map, you can either use lasso selection, draw selection, click selection, or legend selection. To confirm a selection, click or click outside the visualization. You can also press Enter. To cancel, click or press Esc.
Lasso selection
In lasso selection, you can draw a freehand shape to enclose an area. You must close the area by returning to the starting point of your selection.
When you want to make a draw selection, you must first click inside the visualization and turn on lasso selection by clicking at the top of the visualization. On a computer, you can also press Shift and make the selection.
Draw selection
In draw selection, you can make a selection by drawing one or more lines in the visualization. All data points that are touched by a line are selected, and all other data points are dimmed. To deselect a data point, click it. When you want to make a draw selection, you must first click inside the visualization and turn on lasso selection by clicking at the top of the visualization. On a computer, you can also press Shift and make the selection.
Click selection
In click selection, you can make a selection by clicking data points, one at a time. To deselect a data point, click it.
Legend selection
You can make selections in the legend. There are two legend types: box legend, with one legend item per dimension value, and range legend, with a gradient scale, where all measure values are represented. In the box legend, you select and deselect the items one at a time by clicking them. In the range legend, you drag from a starting point to an end point to enclose an area. You cannot deselect an item, but you can change the range.