diff --git a/lib/canvas/drawing_page.dart b/lib/canvas/drawing_page.dart
index 5add434..e3883d3 100644
--- a/lib/canvas/drawing_page.dart
+++ b/lib/canvas/drawing_page.dart
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import 'dart:ui';
 
 import 'package:flutter/gestures.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
 
 import '../context/file_change_notifier.dart';
@@ -151,8 +152,17 @@ class _DrawingPageState extends State<DrawingPage> {
         debugPrint('got pointer signal: $pointerSignal');
 
         if (pointerSignal is PointerScrollEvent) {
+          final bool ctrlPressed = RawKeyboard.instance.keysPressed
+              .contains(LogicalKeyboardKey.controlLeft);
+
           final delta = pointerSignal.scrollDelta;
-          _calcNewPageOffset(-delta, size.width);
+          if (ctrlPressed) {
+            setState(() {
+              zoom = (zoom - delta.dy.sign * .1).clamp(0.25, 5.0);
+            });
+          } else {
+            _calcNewPageOffset(-delta, size.width);
+          }
         }
       },
       onPointerDown: (d) {
diff --git a/lib/canvas/my_painter.dart b/lib/canvas/my_painter.dart
index da2096a..2e5ca9e 100644
--- a/lib/canvas/my_painter.dart
+++ b/lib/canvas/my_painter.dart
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import 'dart:math';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 
 import 'paint_controller.dart';
+import 'path/path_transform.dart';
+import 'path/ring_number_provider.dart';
 import 'screen_document_mapping.dart';
 
 final Rect a4Page =
@@ -81,18 +83,37 @@ class MyPainter extends CustomPainter {
       }
     }
 
-    // active eraser outline
-    if (activePen == Pen.eraser) {
-      final pointerpos = controller.getPointerPosition();
-      if (pointerpos != null) {
-        final translatedPointerpos = _translatept(pointerpos, size);
-        canvas.drawCircle(
-            translatedPointerpos,
-            calcPageDependentScale(zoom, a4Page, canvasSize) * 2.0,
-            paint
-              ..style = PaintingStyle.stroke
-              ..color = Colors.grey);
-      }
+    // active pen hover effects
+    switch (activePen) {
+      case Pen.eraser:
+        final pointerpos = controller.getPointerPosition();
+        if (pointerpos != null) {
+          final translatedPointerpos = _translatept(pointerpos, size);
+          canvas.drawCircle(
+              translatedPointerpos,
+              calcPageDependentScale(zoom, a4Page, canvasSize) * 2.0,
+              paint
+                ..style = PaintingStyle.stroke
+                ..color = Colors.grey);
+        }
+        break;
+      case Pen.selector:
+        final selection = controller.getSelection();
+        if (selection != null) {
+          final rectpath = (Path()
+                ..addRect(Rect.fromPoints(_translatept(selection.topLeft, size),
+                    _translatept(selection.bottomRight, size))))
+              .dashPath(RingNumberProvider([3, 5]));
+
+          canvas.drawPath(
+              rectpath,
+              paint
+                ..style = PaintingStyle.stroke
+                ..color = Colors.grey);
+        }
+        break;
+      default:
+        break;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/canvas/paint_controller.dart b/lib/canvas/paint_controller.dart
index 023cd10..660b2f5 100644
--- a/lib/canvas/paint_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/canvas/paint_controller.dart
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class PaintController extends ChangeNotifier {
   Offset? _currentPointerPosition;
   Pen activePen = Pen.pen;
   List<Stroke> strokes = [];
+  Offset? _selectionStart;
 
   PaintController(this.file);
 
@@ -37,38 +38,59 @@ class PaintController extends ChangeNotifier {
       // todo line drawn on edge where line left page
       if (!a4Page.contains(offset)) return;
 
-      // todo handle other pens
-      if (activePen == Pen.eraser || activePen == Pen.selector) return;
-
-      int strokeid = strokes.isNotEmpty ? strokes.last.id + 1 : 0;
-      final color = activePen == Pen.pen
-          ? const Color(0xFF444444)
-          : Colors.yellow.withOpacity(.3);
-      strokes.add(Stroke.fromPoints(
-          [Point(offset, _calcTiltedWidth(3.0, e.tilt))], strokeid, color));
-      file.addStroke(strokeid, color);
-      notifyListeners();
+      switch (activePen) {
+        case Pen.pen:
+        case Pen.highlighter:
+          int strokeid = strokes.isNotEmpty ? strokes.last.id + 1 : 0;
+          final color = activePen == Pen.pen
+              ? const Color(0xFF444444)
+              : Colors.yellow.withOpacity(.3);
+          strokes.add(Stroke.fromPoints(
+              [Point(offset, _calcTiltedWidth(3.0, e.tilt))], strokeid, color));
+          file.addStroke(strokeid, color);
+          notifyListeners();
+          break;
+        case Pen.selector:
+          _selectionStart = offset;
+          break;
+        default:
+          break;
+      }
     }
   }
 
+  Rect? getSelection() {
+    if (_currentPointerPosition == null || _selectionStart == null) return null;
+    return Rect.fromPoints(_selectionStart!, _currentPointerPosition!);
+  }
+
   void pointUpEvent(PointerUpEvent e) {
     _currentPointerPosition = null;
     notifyListeners();
 
-    if (activePen == Pen.eraser) return;
-
-    // pointerupevent doesn't deliver correct event button
-    if (_allowedToDraw(e.kind, 1)) {
-      final lastStroke = strokes.last;
-      if (lastStroke.points.length <= 1) {
-        // if the line consists only of one point (point) add endpoint as the same to allow drawing a line
-        lastStroke.points.add(lastStroke.points.last);
-        file.addPoint(lastStroke.id, lastStroke.points.last);
-        notifyListeners();
-      } else {
-        debugPrint('adding points to db');
-        file.addPoints(lastStroke.id, lastStroke.points);
-      }
+    switch (activePen) {
+      case Pen.pen:
+      case Pen.highlighter:
+        // pointerupevent doesn't deliver correct event button
+        if (_allowedToDraw(e.kind, 1)) {
+          final lastStroke = strokes.last;
+          if (lastStroke.points.length <= 1) {
+            // if the line consists only of one point (point) add endpoint as the same to allow drawing a line
+            lastStroke.points.add(lastStroke.points.last);
+            file.addPoint(lastStroke.id, lastStroke.points.last);
+            notifyListeners();
+          } else {
+            debugPrint('adding points to db');
+            file.addPoints(lastStroke.id, lastStroke.points);
+          }
+        }
+        break;
+      case Pen.selector:
+        _selectionStart = null;
+        // todo highlight current selection
+        break;
+      default:
+        break;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/canvas/path/path_transform.dart b/lib/canvas/path/path_transform.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b50adbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/canvas/path/path_transform.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import 'dart:ui';
+
+import 'ring_number_provider.dart';
+
+extension DashPath on Path {
+  // creates a new dashed path with the given intervals
+  Path dashPath(RingNumberProvider dashArray) {
+    final Path dest = Path();
+    for (final PathMetric metric in computeMetrics()) {
+      double distance = .0;
+      bool draw = true;
+      while (distance < metric.length) {
+        final double len = dashArray.next;
+        if (draw) {
+          dest.addPath(
+              metric.extractPath(distance, distance + len), Offset.zero);
+        }
+        distance += len;
+        draw = !draw;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return dest;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/canvas/path/ring_number_provider.dart b/lib/canvas/path/ring_number_provider.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ce0f10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/canvas/path/ring_number_provider.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+class RingNumberProvider {
+  RingNumberProvider(this._vals);
+
+  final List<double> _vals;
+  int _idx = 0;
+
+  double get next {
+    if (_idx >= _vals.length) {
+      _idx = 0;
+    }
+    return _vals[_idx++];
+  }
+}