Select an item below another one

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Select an item below another one

I am editing elements in Numbers (same in Pages or in Keynote). I have multiple elements on top of each other, like a transparent overlay above other small pictures.

Is it possible to select an item below another one without:

1. placing the upper one to a different position or

2. sending it back to the upper one?

The goal would be to click with a modifier key and select not the topmost, but the next visible element.

Thanks

MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2010), OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on May 28, 2015 2:04 PM

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Answer 1

t quinn

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May 28, 2015 3:37 PM in response to levi-air

Hi levi-air,

The closest I can get is selecting a table:

I don't see a way to select an object or a single cell.

quinn

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Answer 2

levi-air Author

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Jun 1, 2015 7:43 AM in response to t quinn

Thanks.

This picture maybe express the issue better. I place transparent objects above charts (this is just a made up example).

I can select those only if I send those back in the display order. In case of one object it is ok, but as I do it pretty frequently I was looking for a possible shortcut to select something behind an object.

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