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title: "Selection tab"
slug: "selection-tab"
abstract: "How to allow users to select one or more search results, and how to configure the operations that can be performed on the selected items."
---
# Selection tab

The **Selection** tool lets you choose the selection pool in which to store selected items. You can add an existing shared selection pool or create a new one.

> [!note]
> **Before you begin**
> -   [Add a **Search** component](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/add,-modify,-or-delete-page-components.html "Add, modify, or delete page components") to the page.

## Configure selection

1. On the **Layout** tab, click the page component to open its details page.
2. In the **Tools** section, turn on the **Selection** switch.
3. Do one of the following:
    - To use an existing selection pool that is shared between multiple **Search** components, select the **Shared** pool option and then, in the list, click the desired pool.
    - To use an existing selection pool that is unique to this **Search** component, select the **Page-specific** option and then, in the list, click the desired pool.
    - To create a new selection pool, on the **Selection** tab, in the **Selection pool** list, click **Create new**, enter a name for the new pool, and click **Save**.