Is it possible to know which points of the object are included in the dragging virtual box when dragging the mouse?

Hi ​@dublove,

Thanks for sharing the screenshots and sample file.

InDesign's marquee selection is temporary, so once you release the mouse button, the selection rectangle disappears. Currently, there isn't a built-in option to retrieve the exact marquee area used or determine whether the selection was made as shown in Pic 1 or Pic 2.

I understand that this functionality is important to your workflow, and I'm sorry it's not currently available. Would you mind submitting a feature request on our InDesign UserVoice page and sharing your use case? This helps our product team evaluate and prioritize requests.

Please share the UserVoice link in this thread so other users can upvote it and follow any updates.

Feel free to reach out if you have any further questions. We'd be happy to help!
Abhishek