Then you can manipulate that object as you wish: move it, change its color, and so on. A faded, dashed selection region appears around it, and when you're done, the portion you lassoed is selected.

With your pen or finger, drag to draw a circle around the part of the drawing or word that you want to select. Under Draw > Tools on the Ribbon, tap Lasso Select or. (This tool can't select non-ink objects-that is, shapes, pictures, etc.) To select part of a drawing or words written in ink, use the Lasso Select tool.

It's most useful when you have a mixture of standard and ink objects and you only want to select an ink object.Īpplies only to Word, PowerPoint, and Excel: There is also an ink selection tool, Lasso Select, or for specifically for selecting objects drawn with ink. All apps include a Draw tool on the Draw tab of the Ribbon for switching between inking mode and selection mode.