## Getting Started

### Manipulating the Selection

1. Go to the File menu and click New.

   Select Miniature and press OK.

   You will now have a blank terrain which is entirely at sea-level.

2. Press the button on the Selection Toolbar (or go to the Selection menu and click Rectangular).

3. In the Topological View select a rectangular area that extends from near the top left to approximately the centre. Your window should look something like:

4. Holding down the shift key while making a selection causes the newly selected region to be added to the current selection.

   Hold down shift and select a rectangular area that extends from near the centre of the Topological View down towards the bottom right corner. Your window should now look like:

5. Holding down the control key while making a selection causes the newly selected region to be removed from the current selection.

   Hold down control and select a rectangular area starting from the centre of the first rectangular selection you made to the centre of the second rectangular selection. Your window should now look similar to this:

6. Try out these other items on the Selection menu to see their effect: Select All, Select None, Invert, Grow, and Shrink.

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