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Q: Where is the "Background objects are selectable" option in Pages?

In the old Pages '09 there was an options to make backround objects selectable. More specifally I uploaded my signature to my invoices and would need to move the image around according to how long my write-up was. Today, I openned an old invoice from Pages '09 and wasn't able to move my little picture of my signature and is now stuck at the bottom of the page. I tried checking the "Make Master Objects Selectable" in the "Section Masters" under "Arrange" and it still doesn't allow me to select the image. Can someone please give me some insight into this matter

 

 

What I need, from the old Pages '09 that allowed me to move aroound background image

 

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Object in question that isn't selectable, that I need to move up in the document.

 

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Posted on Oct 23, 2013 10:47 AM

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Q: Where is the "Background objects are selectable" option in Pages?

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  • by carlosayala,

    carlosayala carlosayala Oct 23, 2013 10:50 AM in response to usomania
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    Oct 23, 2013 10:50 AM in response to usomania

    Having the same problem.  Option not available in any device.  Also trying to remove my signature from a document and can't.

  • by Jerrold Green1,

    Jerrold Green1 Jerrold Green1 Oct 23, 2013 10:53 AM in response to usomania
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    Oct 23, 2013 10:53 AM in response to usomania

    It appears that an object that is sent to the Section Master is also sent to the Background. The two characteristics seem to now be linked.

     

    Jerry

  • by usomania,

    usomania usomania Oct 23, 2013 11:02 AM in response to carlosayala
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    Oct 23, 2013 11:02 AM in response to carlosayala

    Already missing the old version–the new templates seem cool though. Hopefully it reappears in an update real soon, assuming it's a problem amonngst many users.

  • by andy_huber,

    andy_huber andy_huber Oct 24, 2013 9:30 AM in response to usomania
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    Oct 24, 2013 9:30 AM in response to usomania

    Having the same issue.  Tried as well making "Master Objects Selectable" and am unable to edit images.  Ability to manipulate objects with Pages '09 is THE REASON I loved it over MS Word.  PLEASE, Apple, BRING BACK THE ORIGINAL OBJECT MANIPULATION TOOLS!

  • by KimAredenMiller,

    KimAredenMiller KimAredenMiller Oct 29, 2013 8:57 AM in response to usomania
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    Oct 29, 2013 8:57 AM in response to usomania

    Same issue here ... cannot remove a background image set by an older version.  Help!

  • by seamus5,

    seamus5 seamus5 Nov 4, 2013 2:27 AM in response to usomania
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    Nov 4, 2013 2:27 AM in response to usomania

    Ditto.  The problem seems to be the inspector.  They did away with the inspector (boo!) and what it was replaced with only shows the functions if an object is selectable. 

     

    So if I want the options to edit a table, create a table.  Images, add an image. 

     

    Now the problem seems to be if an object is in the background, it is no longer selectable.  Therefore, any of the settings we would have expected to see are not there. 

     

    In general, it seems the ability to have background objects has be severly limited in this version.  I tried tables, text boxes, shapes, and pictures.  It seems that pictures are the only items which can be moved from front to back.  For the others, the option to make these changes in the inspector is greyed out. 

     

    Unacceptable.

  • by Peggy,

    Peggy Peggy Nov 4, 2013 9:26 AM in response to andy_huber
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    Nov 4, 2013 9:26 AM in response to andy_huber

    We are all just end-users like yourself here. Leave feedback for the Pages team using the link in the Pages menu.

     

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  • by michael178,

    michael178 michael178 Nov 7, 2013 9:57 AM in response to usomania
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    Nov 7, 2013 9:57 AM in response to usomania

    I encountered a similar problem with a couple of arrows that were imported from an old Pages document that I could not click directly on. I was able to resolve it by doing the following:

     

    1.  Move the mouse into the grey area directly to the right or left of the Pages document. Your pointer will switch from the text cursor to a normal mouse pointer.

    2. Now that you have the mouse pointer, click and drag into the area where the object you want to select is. This should highlight the object you want to move and allow you to manipulate it (via the Object Placement menu).

     

    Hope this helps.

     

    Mike

  • by ruifinho,

    ruifinho ruifinho Dec 13, 2013 11:15 PM in response to michael178
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    Dec 13, 2013 11:15 PM in response to michael178

    Thanks Mike, this works out perfectly!

  • by Jerrold Green1,

    Jerrold Green1 Jerrold Green1 Dec 14, 2013 8:03 AM in response to usomania
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    Dec 14, 2013 8:03 AM in response to usomania

    USO,

     

    The control to make Background and Section Master Objects Selectable is now in the Arrange menu...

     

    Screen Shot 2013-12-14 at 11.01.32 am.png

     

    Jerry

  • by rubeneli,

    rubeneli rubeneli Mar 30, 2014 7:46 PM in response to usomania
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    Mar 30, 2014 7:46 PM in response to usomania

    Please excuse the delayed response:

     

    It also worked for me to 'select all' (command a) and copy and paste the contents into a new Pages document. The images then became selectable.

     

    Ruben

  • by PeterBreis0807,

    PeterBreis0807 PeterBreis0807 Mar 30, 2014 7:51 PM in response to usomania
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    Mar 30, 2014 7:51 PM in response to usomania

    usomania wrote:

     

    Already missing the old version–the new templates seem cool though. Hopefully it reappears in an update real soon, assuming it's a problem amonngst many users.

     

    Whaaa????

     

    The new templates are crude and boring, because most of the features have been removed from Pages 5 that would make anything better actually work.

     

    Peter