# Selecting points

There are a number of ways you can select the point or group of points you want to work with.

To enter a point name

For any field that requires a point name, you can:

- Tap the point in the map to select it.
- Type in the name of an existing point.

- Tap next to the field and then select one of the options below to create or select the point.

  Select... | To...
  --- | ---
  List | Select from a list of all points in the job.
  Wildcard search | Search the job using a filter.
  Key in | Create a point by keying in the Point name, Code, and Coordinates.
  Fast fix | Quickly measure and automatically store a point. Wherever the instrument is pointing, that position is stored.
  Measure | View the Measure screen so that you can enter the Point name, Code, and Target height.
  Map selections | View a list of points selected from the map.

To select features from the map

To select features such as points, lines, or arcs from any supported map file type except background images, you can select them from the map. See Selecting items in the map.

To select points in the job or linked files that match selected criteria

1. Tap and hold in the map and tap Select.
2. Select whether to include points from the Current job or the Current job and linked files.
3. Define your selection using any combination of the following fields:

   - Point name or Point range

     Tap to toggle between the Point name field and the Point range (From point, To point) fields.

   - Code

   - Description 1 and Description 2

     Description fields appear only if the Use description fields option is enabled in the job properties.

   - Minimum elevation
   - Maximum elevation

   Use wildcards in these fields to make multiple selections. Use * for multiple characters, and ? for a single character.

4. If points are already selected, an Append to current selection check box appears on screen. Clear this option if you want to overwrite the current selection.

5. Tap Accept.

   Any point selections made in the Select screen can be edited in the map view. See Selecting items in the map.

To create a list of points

If you have a large number of points in the job you can create a list of points to work from.

The Trimble Access software allows you to perform some functions, such as staking points, applying a transformation, defining a plane and export, on the list of points.

To create the list of points, tap Add in any software screen that supports working from a list and then use one of the following methods to add points:

Method | Description
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Enter single point name | Enter a single point name in the current job or linked files. To enter a point from a linked file into a Point name field, access the field and key in the point name. A linked point entered into a point name field is copied into the current job database.
Select from list | Select from a list of all points in the current job and linked files. Tap a column name to sort points by that column.
Select using wildcard search | Select from a filtered list of all points in the current job and linked files.
Select from file | Add all points from a defined CSV or TXT file.
All grid points | Add all grid points from the current job.
All keyed in points | Add all keyed in points from the current job.
Points within radius | Add all points within a defined radius from the current job and linked files.
All points | Add all points from the current job, linked files, and any scanned files referenced in the job.
Points with same code | Add all points with a defined code from the current job and linked files. When creating a list of points for export, you can define up to 5 codes.
Points by name range | Add all points within a name range from the current job and linked files. When creating a list of points for export, you can define up to 5 point name ranges.
Section of job | Add all points in chronological order from the first occurrence of "From point" through to and including the first occurrence of "To point".
Map selection | Any points currently selected in the map are listed. Tap points to select them in the map or tap them again to deselect them. Alternatively, use the softkeys below the map to add or remove points from the list. Tap a column name to sort points by that column.
Scan file points | Add all points from scanned files referenced in the job. Select from a list of referenced scan files. This option is only available during Export.

- To add scan points to the point list, for example during Stakeout, you must first select them from the map. See Scan points and point clouds.

- The Current map selection method is not available when applying a transformation. However, any points selected in the map automatically populate the list.

- When you add points to the list for stakeout using the Select from file option, you can add them from the linked file even if the point in the linked file already exists in the current job. The Select from file option is the only way you can stake a point from a linked file when a point of the same name exists in the current job.
- If a linked job contains two points of the same name, the point with the higher class is displayed.