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126 Selecting Objects

Moving objects selected under or inside
If you need to move a selected object that’s either under others or inside a group, then
just dragging doesn’t work as it will select and drag a different object. To overcome this
hold "Ctrl + Alt" and start dragging. This will always drag the existing selected object. You
can let go of the keys once you’ve started dragging.

Or you can use the arrow keys on the keyboard to nudge the object.

Selecting and layers
You cannot select objects in locked or invisible layers.

See "PAGE & LAYER GALLERY (on page 181)" for more details on layers.

Selecting Photos and SmartShapes

When you select a photo or SmartShape with the SELECTOR TOOL, you see SmartPhoto
handles (on page 370) rather than the usual bounds handles. This allows direct editing of
the photo or SmartShape without having to first switch into the Photo Tool or Quickshape
Tool.
You can revert to showing the normal selection bounds handles using the toggle
button on the left of the SELECTOR TOOL INFOBAR.

Selecting all objects
To select all objects:

• Choose "EDIT" > "SELECT ALL",
• Or press "Ctrl + A".

Deselecting an object
To deselect all objects:
• Click anywhere on an unused part of the document,
• Or choose "EDIT" > "CLEAR SELECTION",
• Or press "Esc".

To deselect one object from several:

• "Shift + click" on the object. This deselects that object. Other objects remain selected.
Selecting with Soft Groups

When you click on an object which is a member of a soft group, all members of the soft
group become selected. This is one of the main purposes of Soft Groups – to keep
closely related objects together even when they are on different layers. If you want to
select just one member of a Soft Group, use Ctrl to select inside, as described above.
See the “Soft Group (on page 101)” section in “Object Handling” for more information.