Hi Matadem,

re:
> one more thing how would I be above the points and select them?
> It seems that when I try to select a bunch of them I select the surface
> as well...and I need to do them one by one.

You could zoom out to find an empty area to click, or you could hide the surface so it would not be in the way, or you could hold down Shift+Ctrl while starting the window selection.

When Shift+Ctrl is down the first pick will always start a window select, it doesn't need to be on an empty area.

- Michael