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NHMOODI
Participant
June 17, 2026
Answered

HOW I CAN SELECT MULTIPLE LAYER WITH CNTL OR SHIFT KEY

  • June 17, 2026
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I am not able to select multiple object in layer showing on most right, no layer options while i double click or right mouse click on layer. please add this option to make our life easy. As we are adobe users, we mostly select multiple objects / layer by pressing SHIFT key. on artboard of adobe express we can select multiple objects by using mouse click + shift but in some sort of case if a bigger object on FRONT then we can not catch smaller on the same artboard by mouse click. so please add SHIFT for multiple object selection on layer.

    Correct answer Amitej S

    Hi ​@NHMOODI, Multi-select functionality using keyboard shortcuts is already available in Adobe Express on Desktop.

    If you’re multi-selecting in the Layers panel, you can try 

    • Shift + Click to select a range of layers.
    • Ctrl + Click (Windows) or Cmd + Click (Mac) to select or deselect individual layers.

    If you’re on the canvas, you can 

    • Hold Shift while clicking elements to select multiple objects.
    • Click and drag to select multiple elements.

    If these shortcuts aren't working as expected, please try clearing your browser's cache and cookies, then restart the browser to see if that resolves the issue.

    And if the issue persists, share a screen recording of your workflow, for us to better understand the behavior and investigate it.

     

    Thanks!
     

     

     

    2 replies

    NHMOODI
    NHMOODIAuthor
    Participant
    June 18, 2026

    Thanks for the rapid response, yes on Canvas it works with only ungroup layers, but under the groups we can not select multiple layers. Similarly in timeline we can not select multiple onjects.

    Amitej S
    Community Manager
    Amitej SCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
    Community Manager
    June 18, 2026

    Hi ​@NHMOODI, Multi-select functionality using keyboard shortcuts is already available in Adobe Express on Desktop.

    If you’re multi-selecting in the Layers panel, you can try 

    • Shift + Click to select a range of layers.
    • Ctrl + Click (Windows) or Cmd + Click (Mac) to select or deselect individual layers.

    If you’re on the canvas, you can 

    • Hold Shift while clicking elements to select multiple objects.
    • Click and drag to select multiple elements.

    If these shortcuts aren't working as expected, please try clearing your browser's cache and cookies, then restart the browser to see if that resolves the issue.

    And if the issue persists, share a screen recording of your workflow, for us to better understand the behavior and investigate it.

     

    Thanks!