# Selecting from the map

There are various tools and methods for selecting from the map. Tools include:

| Adhoc | Select or deselect by clicking on individual regions on the map - e.g. records displayed by Postal Area. |  |
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| Scribble | Select an area of the map by clicking, holding and dragging the pointer over the desired area. |  |
| Polygon | Click on the map and every subsequent click will join the previous point to the new point, until you have identified the area. |  |
| Rectangle | A click and drag will draw a rectangle in any direction from the point where you clicked. |  |
| Oval | A click and drag will draw an oval in any direction from the point where you clicked. |  |
| Radius | A click and drag will draw a circle radiating from your click point. The tooltip indicates the radius distance. |  |
| Legend | Use the Map Legend to select records falling into thematically shaded numeric ranges. |  |

For more information on selecting from maps and how FastStats interprets the shape drawn, see:

- [Selecting using shape files](<https://help.apteco.com/en/faststats/visualisation/map/bing-maps/selecting-from-the-map/select-using-shape-files/index.md>)
- [Selecting using longitude and latitude variables](<https://help.apteco.com/en/faststats/visualisation/map/bing-maps/selecting-from-the-map/select-using-longitude-latitude/index.md>)
- [Selectable thematic map legends](<https://help.apteco.com/en/faststats/visualisation/map/bing-maps/selecting-from-the-map/selectable-thematic-map-legends/index.md>)
- [Selectable plot map legend](<https://help.apteco.com/en/faststats/visualisation/map/bing-maps/selecting-from-the-map/selectable-plot-map-legend/index.md>)