How do you select several objects at once without having to use CTRL?

[TheNoRanking]

I have just finished a staircase and it contains of a lot of small peices. I want to select them all so that i can convert them to a static mesh.
What i want to do isn't to hold down CTRL and then click on every single object cause that would take forever, i wonder how (or if you even can) to select all the objects at once with one simple move or something.

To give you an example of what i mean; if you want to select all your shortcuts on your desktop you simply click and drag your mouse to surround them all with a square. Can you do something like that or maybe right-click to choose some options in unrealed?

Please help me...!

[dextronaut]

go into grid view (top, front, side)

hold down CTRL+ALT and then left click.

[Murphy]

Use Shift+CTRL+Alt to add to your selection.

[dextronaut]

Originally Posted by Murphy

Use Shift+CTRL+Alt to add to your selection.

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also, to do measurements while in grid view:

hold down shift and drag with middle mouse.

[driftwood]

Originally Posted by dextronaut

hold down shift and drag with middle mouse.

Oh man! Any idea how long I spent squinting at the screen counting squares for building RE1-Mansion geometry? There ought to be a sticky for gold tips and tricks like this one.

[TheNoRanking]

Thx everyone for the fast answer! Now i can continue with my map