Sampat Kumar
Ansys Employee

Hi Simon,
There is no direct option available in the Mechanical  GUI. You can use APDL Command in the mechanical to select the different surfaces. 
Follow this attached documentation to do it. 

https://ansyshelp.ansys.com/account/secured?returnurl=/Views/Secured/corp/v231/en/ans_cmd/Hlp_C_SFE.html
https://ansyshelp.ansys.com/account/secured?returnurl=/Views/Secured/corp/v231/en/ans_elem/Hlp_E_SHELL131.html
Regards, 
Sampat