Selecting partially contained shapes

The Partially Within tool selects the shapes that have at least one vertex in common with a selected shape or area, including overlapping and neighboring shapes.

  1. On the Editing toolbar, click the arrow beside Selection Tools, and then click the tool you want.
  2. Click a shape or select an area.
  3. On the Editing toolbar, click the arrow beside Spatial Query, and then click Partially Within.

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