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 == Selection Rank ==
-<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K/master/LuaUI/Images/commands/states/selection_rank_0.png" height="24" width="24">
+<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K/master/LuaUI/Images/commands/states/selection_rank_0.png" height="24" width="24" alt="0">
-<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K/master/LuaUI/Images/commands/states/selection_rank_1.png" height="24" width="24">
+<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K/master/LuaUI/Images/commands/states/selection_rank_1.png" height="24" width="24" alt="1">
-<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K/master/LuaUI/Images/commands/states/selection_rank_2.png" height="24" width="24">
+<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K/master/LuaUI/Images/commands/states/selection_rank_2.png" height="24" width="24" alt="2">
-<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K/master/LuaUI/Images/commands/states/selection_rank_3.png" height="24" width="24">
+<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K/master/LuaUI/Images/commands/states/selection_rank_3.png" height="24" width="24" alt="3">
 Selection rank is a unit state that determines which units are selected when dragging a selection box. Only the units with the highest rank in the selection box will be selected. This keeps buildings and construction units from being selected with combat units.
-To select a mixed selection of ranks, hold {{key press|Shift}} while dragging the box. Holding {{key press|Ctrl}} also selects mixed selections of ranks (except for rank zero). This is to allow selection hotkeys such as {{key press|Ctrl}}+{{key press|Z}} to select across ranks. Double click selection has similar behaviour. These threasholds are configurable under 'Settings/Interface/Selection' (with Simple Settings unticked).
+To select a mixed selection of ranks, hold {{key press|Shift}} while dragging the box. Holding {{key press|Ctrl}} also selects mixed selections of ranks (except for rank zero). This is to allow selection hotkeys such as {{key combo|Ctrl|Z}} to select across ranks. Double-click selection has similar behaviour. These thresholds are configurable under 'Settings/Interface/Selection' (with Simple Settings unticked).
 [[File:SelectionRank.png]]
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 Selection ranks can be modified mid-game for individual units via a state toggle. This toggle is hidden by default. To enable it, tick it in 'Settings/Interface/Commands'. Left click advances the rank and right click decrements it.
-By default, most buildings have selection rank 1, factories and constructors have rank 2, and all combat units have rank 3. These defaults can be modified in the [[Ingame Menu]] under 'Settings/Unit Behaviour/Default States'. Alternately, click 'Edit Behaviour' in the unit info box that is brought up be space clicking a unit. For example, if you don't want your anti-air units to be selected with the rest of your combat units, their selection rank could be set to 2.
+By default, most buildings have selection rank 1, factories and constructors have rank 2, and all combat units have rank 3. These defaults can be modified in the [[Ingame Menu]] under 'Settings/Unit Behaviour/Default States'. Alternately, click 'Edit Behaviour' in the unit info box that is brought up by {{key press|Space}}-clicking a unit. For example, if you don't want your anti-air units to be selected with the rest of your combat units, their selection rank could be set to 2.
-Selection ranks exist independently for each player - and even for each spectator. This can be useful in shared control coop games to avoid selecting units that your allies are trying to control.
+Selection ranks exist independently for each player—and even for each spectator. This can be useful in shared control coop games to avoid selecting units that your allies are trying to control.
 == Hotkeys ==

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 Selection rank is a unit state that determines which units are selected when dragging a selection box. Only the units with the highest rank in the selection box will be selected. This keeps buildings and construction units from being selected with combat units.
-To select a mixed selection of ranks, hold {{key press|Shift}} while dragging the box. Similarly, holding{{key press|Ctrl}} ignores the differences between selection ranks above zero to allow selection hotkeys such as {{key press|Ctrl}}+{{key press|Z}} to select across ranks. Double click selection has similar behaviour. These threasholds are configurable under 'Settings/Interface/Selection' (with Simple Settings unticked).
+To select a mixed selection of ranks, hold {{key press|Shift}} while dragging the box. Holding {{key press|Ctrl}} also selects mixed selections of ranks (except for rank zero). This is to allow selection hotkeys such as {{key press|Ctrl}}+{{key press|Z}} to select across ranks. Double click selection has similar behaviour. These threasholds are configurable under 'Settings/Interface/Selection' (with Simple Settings unticked).
 [[File:SelectionRank.png]]

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 Selection ranks can be modified mid-game for individual units via a state toggle. This toggle is hidden by default. To enable it, tick it in 'Settings/Interface/Commands'. Left click advances the rank and right click decrements it.
-By default, most buildings have selection rank 1, factories and constructors have rank 2, and all combat units have rank 3. Selection rank can be changed for selected units, or it may be changed globally in the options menu. For example, if you don't want your Commander or anti-air units to be selected with the rest of your combat units, reduce their selection rank.
+By default, most buildings have selection rank 1, factories and constructors have rank 2, and all combat units have rank 3. These defaults can be modified in the [[Ingame Menu]] under 'Settings/Unit Behaviour/Default States'. Alternately, click 'Edit Behaviour' in the unit info box that is brought up be space clicking a unit. For example, if you don't want your anti-air units to be selected with the rest of your combat units, their selection rank could be set to 2.
-Default selection rank can be edited in the [[Ingame Menu]] under 'Settings/Unit Behaviour/Default States'. Alternately, click 'Edit Behaviour' in the unit info box that is brought up be space clicking a unit.
+Selection ranks exist independently for each player - and even for each spectator. This can be useful in shared control coop games to avoid selecting units that your allies are trying to control.
 == Hotkeys ==

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 [[File:SelectionRank.png]]
-Selection ranks modified mid-game for individual units using a state toggle that is hidden by default. To enable this toggle, tick it in 'Settings/Interface/Commands'. Left click advances the rank and right click decrements it.
+Selection ranks can be modified mid-game for individual units via a state toggle. This toggle is hidden by default. To enable it, tick it in 'Settings/Interface/Commands'. Left click advances the rank and right click decrements it.
 By default, most buildings have selection rank 1, factories and constructors have rank 2, and all combat units have rank 3. Selection rank can be changed for selected units, or it may be changed globally in the options menu. For example, if you don't want your Commander or anti-air units to be selected with the rest of your combat units, reduce their selection rank.

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 Selection rank is a unit state that determines which units are selected when dragging a selection box. Only the units with the highest rank in the selection box will be selected. This keeps buildings and construction units from being selected with combat units.
-To select a mixed selection of ranks, hold {{key press|Shift}} while dragging the box. Selection ranks about zero are also ignored when {{key press|Ctrl}} as this allows selection hotkeys such as {{key press|Ctrl}}+{{key press|Z}} to select across ranks. Double click selection has similar behaviour. These threasholds are configurable under 'Settings/Interface/Selection' (with Simple Settings unticked).
+To select a mixed selection of ranks, hold {{key press|Shift}} while dragging the box. Similarly, holding{{key press|Ctrl}} ignores the differences between selection ranks above zero to allow selection hotkeys such as {{key press|Ctrl}}+{{key press|Z}} to select across ranks. Double click selection has similar behaviour. These threasholds are configurable under 'Settings/Interface/Selection' (with Simple Settings unticked).
 [[File:SelectionRank.png]]

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 <img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K/master/LuaUI/Images/commands/states/selection_rank_3.png" height="24" width="24">
-Selection rank determines which units are selected when dragging a selection box around units with different ranks. Only the units with the highest rank in the selection box will be selected. This keeps buildings and construction units from being selected with combat units.
+Selection rank is a unit state that determines which units are selected when dragging a selection box. Only the units with the highest rank in the selection box will be selected. This keeps buildings and construction units from being selected with combat units.
-By default, most buildings have selection rank 1, factories and constructors have rank 2, and all combat units have rank 3. Selection rank can be changed for selected units, or it may be changed globally in the options menu. For example, if you don't want your Commander or anti-air units to be selected with the rest of your combat units, reduce their selection rank.
+Selection ranks are ignored when {{key press|Shift}} is held, allowing for easy selection of constructors and combat units. Selection ranks above zero are ignored with {{key press|Ctrl}} held to allow for Ctrl+Z style selection across multiple ranks. This threashold is configurable in Settings/Interface/Selection (with Simple Settings unticked).
-The default selection rank of units is customizable through Default Unit States in the [[Ingame Menu]].
+Selection ranks can be viewed and modified on a per-unit basis midgame. To do so, enable the 'Selection Rank' state in 'Settings/Interface/Commands'. A selection rank button should then be visible in the rest of the unit states.
-You can bypass selection rank by holding {{key press|Shift}} while dragging. You will select all units/buildings in the box.
+By default, most buildings have selection rank 1, factories and constructors have rank 2, and all combat units have rank 3. Selection rank can be changed for selected units, or it may be changed globally in the options menu. For example, if you don't want your Commander or anti-air units to be selected with the rest of your combat units, reduce their selection rank.
-A selection rank of 0 is an exception. Units that are set to 0 will ignore many catch-all selections such as {{key combo|Ctrl|A}} and {{key combo|Ctrl|Z}}
+Default selection rank can be edited in the [[Ingame Menu]] under 'Settings/Unit Behaviour/Default States'. Alternately, click 'Edit Behaviour' in the unit info box that is brought up be space clicking a unit.
 == Hotkeys ==

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 == Selection Commands ==
 * Simple click, select what you click on.
-* Double click, select all same units/buildings on screen.
+* Double-click, select all same units/buildings on screen.
 * Box select (click and drag to draw a rectangle), select all inside the box with the highest [[#Selection Rank|selection rank]].
 To manage your selection you can
-* right click a unit in the selection window to remove it from the current selection,
+* right-click a unit in the selection window to remove it from the current selection,
-* {{key press|Shift}} right click to remove all units that are like the one you click on;
+* {{key press|Shift}} and right-click to remove all units that are like the one you click on;
 * {{key press|Shift}} + [[#Selection Commands|selection command]] will add newly selected units to the current selection.
 == Selection Rank ==
-<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K/master/LuaUI/Images/commands/states/selection_rank_0.png" height="24" width="24"/>
+<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K/master/LuaUI/Images/commands/states/selection_rank_0.png" height="24" width="24">
-<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K/master/LuaUI/Images/commands/states/selection_rank_1.png" height="24" width="24"/>
+<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K/master/LuaUI/Images/commands/states/selection_rank_1.png" height="24" width="24">
-<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K/master/LuaUI/Images/commands/states/selection_rank_2.png" height="24" width="24"/>
+<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K/master/LuaUI/Images/commands/states/selection_rank_2.png" height="24" width="24">
-<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K/master/LuaUI/Images/commands/states/selection_rank_3.png" height="24" width="24"/>
+<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K/master/LuaUI/Images/commands/states/selection_rank_3.png" height="24" width="24">
 Selection rank determines which units are selected when dragging a selection box around units with different ranks. Only the units in the selection box with the highest rank are selected. This is what keeps buildings and construction units from being selected with combat units.
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 You can bypass selection rank by holding {{key press|Shift}} while dragging. You will select all units/buildings in the box.
-A selection rank of 0 is an exception. Units that are set to 0 will ignore many catch-all selections such as {{key press|Ctrl}}-{{key press|A}} and {{key press|Ctrl}}-{{key press|Z}}
+A selection rank of 0 is an exception. Units that are set to 0 will ignore many catch-all selections such as {{key combo|Ctrl|A}} and {{key combo|Ctrl|Z}}
 == Hotkeys ==
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 {{:Selection hotkeys|list}}
-Factories can also be selected using hotkeys. Your first factory will be on {{key press|Alt}}+{{key press|Q}}, the second factory you build will be on {{key press|Alt}}+{{key press|W}} and the next one on {{key press|Alt}}+{{key press|E}}, and so on. This assumes that you have the QWERTY keyboard layout.
+Factories can also be selected using hotkeys. Your first factory will be on {{key combo|Alt|Q}}, the second factory you build will be on {{key combo|Alt|W}} and the next one on {{key combo|Alt|E}}, and so on. This assumes that you have the QWERTY keyboard layout.
 You can select missiles from the [[Missile Silo]] by either clicking on them or by selecting the Silo and pressing {{key press|D}}.
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 Autogroups are custom selection hotkeys that you can set up on the go. They allow units to be automatically added to a control group.
-Ever wished to have all fighters in group 7, all gunships in group 8, all raiders in 4, etc? "Autogroup" achieves just that.
+Ever wished to have all fighters in group 7, all gunships in group 8, all raiders in 4, etc.? "Autogroup" achieves just that.
-Auto grouping is a feature of ZeroK (widget).
+Auto grouping is a feature of Zero-K (widget).
 {{:Autogroup hotkeys|list}}
 [[Ingame Menu#Control Groups|Autogroup settings]] can be modified from the in-game menu: <samp>Menu</samp>&rarr;<samp>Settings</samp>&rarr;<samp>Interface</samp>&rarr;<samp>Control Groups</samp>.
 Example use:
-* Select a [[Glaive]] and a [[Reaver]] and press {{Key press|Alt}}+{{Key press|1}}.
+* Select a [[Glaive]] and a [[Reaver]] and press {{Key combo|Alt|1}}.
 * From then on, new Glaives and Reavers will join group 1 when they first become idle (after reaching factory waypoint). You can press {{Key press|1}} to select them.
-* If you then want to add [[Knight]]s to autogroup 1, select one and press {{Key press|Alt}}+{{Key press|1}}.
+* If you then want to add [[Knight]]s to autogroup 1, select one of them and press {{Key combo|Alt|1}}.
-* If you then want to remove Glaives from autogroup 1, select one and press {{Key press|Alt}}+{{Key press|~}}.
+* If you then want to remove Glaives from autogroup 1, select one and press {{Key combo|Alt|~}}.
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