### Mark

The Edit | Markings | Mark menu option allows you to mark a specified feature or command for execution. PC-DMIS automatically marks commands that are always executed, such as the alignment, tip commands, etc.

There are several ways to mark features or commands. PC-DMIS will indicate a marked item using the current Marked Text Color (see "Defining Edit Window Colors" in the "Setting your Preferences" section) within the Edit window. It will also display an asterisk (*) next to the feature ID in the Graphics Display window. Ways to mark part program items are to:

- Mark the desired feature or command in the Edit window. Position the cursor over the feature to be marked and select Mark. The marked command will be highlighted.

- Mark multiple commands in the Edit window. Select the commands to be marked in the Edit window and select Mark. The marked commands will be highlighted.

- Mark the desired feature in the Graphics Display window. Make sure PC-DMIS is in Translate
  mode. Click on the desired feature with the left mouse button while simultaneously holding down the SHIFT key

- Mark Multiple features in the Graphics Display window. Make sure PC-DMIS is in Translate
  or Text Box
  mode. Hold down the SHIFT key while box selecting the desired features using the click and drag method.

If you have the Edit | Markings | Parent Mode menu option
selected, and you mark a constructed feature or a dimension, PC-DMIS will also mark any related features used in the construction or dimension process.

If you have the Edit | Markings | Child Mode menu option
selected, and you mark a feature used to construct a feature or used to create a dimension, PC-DMIS will mark any related child features.

Note: Features and commands can be unmarked by repeating one of the above procedures.

Once an item is marked, specific lines within some items can be unmarked. For example, features and dimensions can have some lines unmarked. When you unmark a line, PC-DMIS will not execute it.

If dimensions are marked, PC-DMIS will send the results to the printer with the proper output configuration in place, after the program is executed. (See "Output To" in the "Dimensioning Features" section .)