To exit selection mode:
- Tap each selected item until they’re all deselected
- Or tap an action on the toolbar

Exiting Selection Mode

To select an item and enter selection mode:
- Long press the item or use a shortcut
- To select additional items, tap each of them

Entering Selection Mode

To select multiple items simultaneously on a mobile interface, long-press an item and drag across the items to include them. Do not use this selection gesture when long-press-and-drag already picks up and moves items, such as cards.

Selecting Multiple Items with Long-Press and Drag

- Entering Selection Mode
- Exiting Selection Mode
- Larger Selections

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- Selecting items (mobile)
- Selecting items (desktop)
- Indicating selected elements

Item Selection


To make a selection, hover over an item to reveal a checkbox. The checkbox can then be clicked

Selecting items (desktop)

Selecting Items (mobile)

To indicate selection, display a check mark and scrim over the selected item or its avatar.

Indicating Selected Elements


To select, hover over an item to reveal a checkbox. The checkbox can then be clicked.

Selecting Items (Desktop)

- checkbox
- chips
- date pickers
- menus
- radio buttons
- sliders
- switch
- time pickers

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