InDesign provides the following selection methods and tools:

Selection tool 

Allows you to select text and graphics frames, and work with an object using its bounding box.

Direct Selection tool 

Allows you to select the contents of a frame, such as a placed graphic, or work directly with editable objects, such as paths, rectangles, or type that has been converted to a text outline.

Type tool 

Allows you to select text in a text frame, on a path, or in a table.

Select submenu

Allows you to select an object’s container (or frame) and its contents. The Select submenu also lets you select objects based on their position relative to other objects. To view the Select submenu, choose Object > Select. You can also right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) an object to display its context menu, and then choose Select.

Select buttons on the Control panel

Lets you the select the content using the Select Content button  or the container using the Select Container button . You can also use the Select Next Object or Select Previous Object to select the next or previous objects in a group or on a spread.

Position tool 

Allows you to resize an image, move an image within a frame, and move both the frame and the image to a new location in the document.

Select All and Deselect All commands

Allow you to select or deselect all objects on the spread and pasteboard, depending on which tool is active and what is already selected. Choose Edit > Select All or Edit > Deselect All.

Double-click an object to switch between the selection tools. Double-click a text frame to place the insertion point and switch to the Type tool.