help with groups, please

[roadster]

Hi

in cs, i have a group, with the different parts right on top of each other.
No the prob is, how can i select the lower parts of a group? Because they are on top of each other i can't select them directly.

thanx

[Ratbag]

I hope I haven't mis-understood your question, but to select objects behind other objects hold down the cmd (ctrl on pc) key while clicking on the object. Each consecutive click goes down an object. If it's in a group I assume you use the direct selection tool instead of the selection tool, otherwise you'll get the whole group.

[roadster]

clicking with cmd doesn't work in a group, or does it work for everybody else?

[RobR]

I know this is a silly question, but you are ungrouping before selecting.?

To answer your other question we are not having any such selection problems.

[roadster]

no i don't.... that's a work around and undo-able with a lot of work.

[cari]

Use direct selection tool to select top object within a group, then use Right mouse click Select>Next Object in Group (or select this from Object menu). Will enable selection of 'stacked' objects within a group.

[roadster]

yeah figured it out, but thanks for the answer

[Sparky]

Originally Posted by cari

Use direct selection tool to select top object within a group, then use Right mouse click Select>Next Object in Group (or select this from Object menu). Will enable selection of 'stacked' objects within a group.

for those of us who use Macs, it's control click to go to the selection otions.
http://www.prepressforums.com/module...rky/Select.jpg

or this may help
file:///Volumes/60gb%20HD/Adobe%20InDesign%20CS/InDesign%20CS.app/Help/help.html