Unexpected results when using Select by Location

Description

When querying features of a layer that intersect another layer, you may, under some circumstances, receive unexpected results.For example, if you create a selection set for layer A, then select features from layer B that intersect features of layer (the 'Use selected features' check box is automatically checked). If you then select 'Clear selected features' from the Selection menu, no records will be selected from layer B when you click the Apply button.

Cause

'Use selected features' check box remains checked after clearing selected features. ArcMap selects records in layer B that intersect the selected features in layer A. Since there are no longer any records selected in layer A, no records are selected in layer B.

Solution or Workaround