How do I select multiple items at once, in a graphics-type program

When using the Surface Book as a tablet, but with the keyboard attached, how do you select multiple objects at once (like where you would select one object here, hold shift and select the next object, and so on). I've searched the web and YouTube and all I seem to find is how to select multiples by check box, which isn't what I'm trying to do.

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