nikolauz Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Hi, I cannot figure out how to select an object in background. Example: I have a rectangle A in foreground and a smaller rectangle B in background. A cover entirely B. If I go over with the mouse where B lays, I see its border in gray with a discontinued line. But I cannot select it. If I want to have my B in foreground I need to select A and put it in background. With many object I need to select the hidden object directly. Any suggestions, please? Thank you Nicola Quote Link to comment
CipesDesign Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Nicola, there are a few ways to do this. Hopefully one will work for you: 1] If the object you wish to select has a specific name (or class, etc) then it can be selected using the Custom Selection command; 2] It can be selected by dragging the cursor/marquee over only itself (see attached); 3] You can temporarily move the object in front to the side, then move it back after; 4] You can temporarily move the object in front to back (use Send to Back command); 5] You can use Layers or Classes to separate objects and allow specific objects or groups (layers, classes) of objects to be visible or not. Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment
Yoginathaswami Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Aloha, Nicola: This was from one of the post by Benson Shaw. Useful addition to everything Peter suggests here. "And if you press & hold the shift key, you can start your drag on/in the top object without it getting selected." Quote Link to comment
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