# Please bring back some sort of "Select" Mode **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Requests\ **Created:** [June 19, 2023, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/please-bring-back-some-sort-of-select-mode/62936 "2023-06-19T19:44:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/please-bring-back-some-sort-of-select-mode/62936/1 "2023-06-19T19:44:52Z")
**What I’m requesting:** Select a component with a keyboard shortcut + click. Classic Apps has this and it was one of the best features to build quickly. **Why I’m requesting:** Severely slows down the building process for screens that have many components. **Supporting information:** This was an open topic that got closed prematurely: [Component selector in Pages (Play/Select mode)](https://community.glideapps.com/t/component-selector-in-pages-play-select-mode/44138) Here’s what I’m after: https://www.loom.com/embed/359b1fd6a34949edbc5c6e332cab0d24 @tristan ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 11:25pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/please-bring-back-some-sort-of-select-mode/62936/2 "2023-06-19T23:25:27Z")
Voted ---
**Author:** ![David\_Gabler](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/david_gabler/32/44332_2.png) [@David\_Gabler](https://community.glideapps.com/u/David_Gabler)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/please-bring-back-some-sort-of-select-mode/62936/3 "2023-06-20T14:16:13Z")
I really don’t think it’s an ‘enhancement request’ to request things we’ve had all along. I have greatly missed this ‘feature’. It really is hamstringing development. It is missing in Classic Apps as well. ---
**Author:** ![Gideon\_Lahav\_Busines](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/gideon_lahav_busines/32/41121_2.png) [@Gideon\_Lahav\_Busines](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Gideon_Lahav_Busines)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/please-bring-back-some-sort-of-select-mode/62936/4 "2023-11-22T14:04:55Z")
Voted ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Pires](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/lucas_pires/32/64863_2.png) [@Lucas\_Pires](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Lucas_Pires)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/please-bring-back-some-sort-of-select-mode/62936/5 "2023-11-22T19:04:01Z")
Voted! This is super needed 🙏 ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/please-bring-back-some-sort-of-select-mode/62936/6 "2023-11-22T20:05:03Z")
Awesome! Keep the votes rolling in! 🗳✅ ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Alderman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_alderman/32/66660_2.png) [@Darren\_Alderman](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Alderman)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2024, 4:19am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/please-bring-back-some-sort-of-select-mode/62936/7 "2024-02-08T04:19:25Z")
My current workflow is to scroll through the components until I see the item I want highlighted. Being able to click and edit (again) would be amaaaazing. ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2024, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/please-bring-back-some-sort-of-select-mode/62936/8 "2024-02-08T13:51:36Z")
> [@Darren\_Alderman](#): > > My current workflow is to scroll through the components until I see the item I want highlighted. SO inefficient…and when you have a screen with a dozen containers worth of components— an absolute nightmare. ---
**Author:** ![Luther](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/luther/32/17929_2.png) [@Luther](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Luther)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 7:42am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/please-bring-back-some-sort-of-select-mode/62936/9 "2024-03-22T07:42:39Z")
Voted! ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/please-bring-back-some-sort-of-select-mode/62936/10 "2024-03-22T12:56:28Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/2/6/261af819e89a77933514a37f089367071d181c01.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Himaladin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/himaladin/32/71023_2.png) [@Himaladin](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Himaladin)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/please-bring-back-some-sort-of-select-mode/62936/11 "2024-03-22T13:37:55Z")
Voted. ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 1:55pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/please-bring-back-some-sort-of-select-mode/62936/12 "2024-03-22T13:55:43Z")
# 😩 Going on 2+ years now ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/please-bring-back-some-sort-of-select-mode/62936/13 "2024-03-22T14:02:15Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/d/6/d6cda3477f630bae4ced31e865fc830f45a08923.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![david](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/david/32/62831_2.png) [@david](https://community.glideapps.com/u/david)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/please-bring-back-some-sort-of-select-mode/62936/14 "2024-05-17T17:39:23Z")
Now available as a preview. ---
**Author:** ![slscustom.ru](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/slscustom.ru/32/77336_2.png) [@slscustom.ru](https://community.glideapps.com/u/slscustom.ru)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/please-bring-back-some-sort-of-select-mode/62936/15 "2024-05-17T17:51:15Z")
Thanks! But how it works? ---
**Author:** ![MattLB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mattlb/32/41284_2.png) [@MattLB](https://community.glideapps.com/u/MattLB)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/please-bring-back-some-sort-of-select-mode/62936/16 "2024-05-17T17:52:28Z")
I do not see this in the Preview section: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/4/d/4d0d9ae9421cdb850d009a34c1f6962b596cfdd2.png) ---
**Author:** ![slscustom.ru](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/slscustom.ru/32/77336_2.png) [@slscustom.ru](https://community.glideapps.com/u/slscustom.ru)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/please-bring-back-some-sort-of-select-mode/62936/17 "2024-05-17T17:54:04Z")
Yes, Beta is enabled, but i can’t select components on layout. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/6/1/6125911b4e36152569066877992e8bb778f585f6.png) ---
**Author:** ![slscustom.ru](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/slscustom.ru/32/77336_2.png) [@slscustom.ru](https://community.glideapps.com/u/slscustom.ru)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 5:55pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/please-bring-back-some-sort-of-select-mode/62936/18 "2024-05-17T17:55:50Z")
> [@MattLB](#): > > I do not see this in the Preview section: You need to reload editor page. ---
**Author:** ![Carbonsquare](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/carbonsquare/32/55224_2.png) [@Carbonsquare](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Carbonsquare)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/please-bring-back-some-sort-of-select-mode/62936/19 "2024-05-17T17:59:32Z")
You need to first click the rounded “Selector” icon before being able to select layout components. ![Selector Icon](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/6/f/6f60e4b3db4b188c97f89a13ef5772cca94a6dd8.png) ---
**Author:** ![MattLB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mattlb/32/41284_2.png) [@MattLB](https://community.glideapps.com/u/MattLB)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/please-bring-back-some-sort-of-select-mode/62936/20 "2024-05-17T18:05:35Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/7/4/7455d1340702a442817be51cd11351e5769092b1.png) Great work @Mark and engineering. Works smoothly! [Next page](https://community.glideapps.com/t/please-bring-back-some-sort-of-select-mode/62936.md?page=2)