How to Delete Multiple Elements

Learn how to select and delete multiple elements at once on your boards.

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You can select and delete multiple elements simultaneously using the selection rectangle tool. This is useful for cleaning up your board or removing groups of related elements.

Selecting Multiple Elements

  1. Click and drag on an empty area of the canvas to draw a selection rectangle.
  2. Drag the mouse to create a blue dashed rectangle that covers the elements you want to select.
  3. Release the mouse button to complete the selection.

Selected elements will be highlighted with a blue ring and background overlay.

Deleting Selected Elements

  1. With multiple elements selected (highlighted in blue), press the Delete key or Backspace key on your keyboard.
  2. All selected elements will be deleted immediately.

What Gets Deleted

  • All selected elements are permanently deleted
  • This action cannot be undone
  • Only elements you have permission to delete will be affected