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Different aspects of selecting and navigating the UI were described in multiple places. This consolidates it all to a single page.

I also rewrote the UI/Stage page, which only talked about navigation.

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Pull request overview

This PR consolidates documentation for selecting objects and navigating the Stage into a single new “Selection and Navigation” page, while simplifying the existing Stage overview page to avoid duplicated instructions.

Changes:

  • Added a new consolidated page covering selection techniques and stage navigation.
  • Rewrote the Stage page to focus on high-level stage concepts and the View Options menu.
  • Removed the legacy “Selecting and Navigating Groups” page and added a redirect to the new consolidated doc.

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File Description
editor/interface-overview/stage.mdx Replaces detailed selection/navigation instructions with a simplified stage overview and View Options content.
editor/interface-overview/selection-and-navigation.mdx New consolidated documentation for selection behaviors and stage navigation.
editor/fundamentals/selecting-and-navigating-groups.mdx Removes legacy page now covered by the new consolidated doc.
editor/fundamentals/groups.mdx Updates references to point to the new consolidated selection/navigation documentation.
editor/fundamentals/edit-vertices.mdx Replaces duplicated deep-select guidance with a link to the consolidated section.
docs.json Adds the new page to navigation, removes the deleted page, and adds a redirect from the old path.

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<Tip>
To learn how to navigate and select items on the stage, see [Keyboard Shortcuts](/editor/keyboard-shortcuts).
</Tip>
- **User Cursors:** show or hide other users' cursors
- **Tool overlays:** show or hide gizmos, bones, targets, motion paths, joysticks, events, layouts, and text modifier ranges
- **Show Final Playback:** show the final playback state while editing
- **Rulers and guides:** show rulers, lock guides, or clear guides from the stag
### Group

Group is the default behavior, which behaves as described in the [Selecting and Navigating Groups](/editor/fundamentals/selecting-and-navigating-groups).
Group is the default behavior, which behaves as described in the [Selecting and Navigating Groups](/editor/interface-overview/selection-and-navigation).
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<Tip>
Use [Deep Selection](/editor/interface-overview/selection-and-navigation#deep-select) to select a specific path within a shape.
</Tip>

If you're using a trackpad, scroll left or right to pan horizontally.

![Select behind](/images/editor/interface-overview/pan.gif)
### Zoom

To zoom in or out, place your cursor over the stage, then hold `⌘` on macOS or `Ctrl` on Windows and scroll.
![Zooming the ](/images/editor/interface-overview/zoom.gif)
</Tip>

### Double-click
### View Options menu
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