Click on Item(s) to select. The selected Items will expand on the screen. To bring it back to normal, click again. Arrow keys may be used to scroll through Items.
To select more than one Item:
•Click and Drag over Items with a mouse to draw a selection.
•Hold Ctrl and Click on several Items. Click again to remove selection. Click without Ctrl to discard the current selection.
•Use Ctrl + A to select all Items on Scene.
•Click and Drag mouse holding Shift to bring the selected items to Scene.
The selected items are outlined or filled with a color:
See also how to select Item(s) in "Resource Tree".