# Why cant i drag deselect in ortho or perspective?

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**Category:** Getting Started & Setup\
**Tags:** unreal-engine, question\
**Created:** [November 13, 2026, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/why-cant-i-drag-deselect-in-ortho-or-perspective/2855019 "2026-11-13T11:38:38Z")\
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Why cant i drag deselect in ortho or perspective?

According to [Viewport Controls in Unreal Engine | Unreal Engine 5.9 Documentation | Epic Developer Community](https://dev.epicgames.com/documentation/unreal-engine/viewport-controls-in-unreal-engine?lang=en-US)

I should be able to ctrl + right click and drag to deselct… it does nothing if im in the selection tool. It rotates the selection actors if im in any movement tool. I am trying this in ortho…

Shift + lmb + drag works for selecting more stuff…

wtf?

im in 5.8