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I'm following this tutorial to get started with blender: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp1sH6Cm1ww

When I try selecting an edge or a face, the program does not let me. However, I can select vertices, and I can, by result, select edges and face by Ctrl+clicking other vertices, but this is very inefficient and annoying.

Does anyone know a solution?

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In edit mode you can change selection modes by pressing ctrl tab. Or just clicking this button in the 3D view header.
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To select edges you want edge select mode.

To use more then one selection mode at a time, shift LMB LMB on ether the buttons in the 3D header or the ctrl tab menu.

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  • $\begingroup$ Thank you very much! That was... Significantly easier than I thought. $\endgroup$
    – elemein
    Commented Jul 24, 2014 at 2:22
  • $\begingroup$ Out of curiousity in case you look, do you also have any idea how to remove loop subdivisions? $\endgroup$
    – elemein
    Commented Jul 24, 2014 at 2:39
  • $\begingroup$ @user3423509 Feel free to ask a new question, but I think maybe this is what you are looking for: blender.stackexchange.com/q/8157/599 $\endgroup$
    – gandalf3
    Commented Jul 24, 2014 at 2:41
  • $\begingroup$ @user3423509 yes, that is easily done. why dont you ask another question. $\endgroup$
    – David
    Commented Jul 24, 2014 at 2:41
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    $\begingroup$ @David lol :P Btw you might want to add that you can use multiple selection modes at once by shift clicking on the buttons or the options in the Ctrl Tab menu. $\endgroup$
    – gandalf3
    Commented Jul 24, 2014 at 2:53
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I was having the same issue. Once I selected the Select Box it worked fine.

Select Box

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