Rectangle selection

The rectangle selection lets you select several blocks in one action by drawing a rectangle in an empty area of the canvas.

Draw the rectangle

Click and hold the mouse button in an empty area of the canvas (outside any block), then drag to draw the rectangle. Every block fully contained inside the rectangle will be selected when you release.

The rectangle appears in translucent blue (primary color) while you draw, to show you the area you're covering.

Add to current selection

Hold the Shift key during the rectangle selection to add the new blocks to your current selection instead of replacing it. Handy for gathering scattered blocks across the page in several gestures.

Without Shift, the previous selection is replaced by the blocks found inside the rectangle.

Once selection is done

The Block action bar appears above the selection, and the side panel switches to Multiple selection mode to only offer the settings shared across every selected block.