
Editing Objects Part I
Selecting hidden objects
When objects are located behind others, they can still be selected. To select an object that is
covered by another object, hold down Alt and click the object. To select an object that is
covered by several objects, hold down Alt and click through the objects until you reach the
required underlying object. To cycle through the objects in reverse order, hold down
Alt+Shift when you click.
There may be some variation in the use of the Alt key on different operating
systems. For example, in my Linux system, the Alt key does not function as
described here.
To select an object that is covered by another object using the keyboard, press Tab to cycle
through the objects. To cycle through the objects in reverse order, press Shift+Tab.
The easiest method is to use the Tab key to cycle through the objects, stopping at the object
you wish to select. (This may not be practical if you have a large number of objects in your
drawing.) When you click on your selected object, its outline will appear briefly through the
objects on top of the selected object.
In the illustration below, the square located beneath the circle was selected in this way (the
circle was made transparent in order to see the square):
Arranging objects
In a complex drawing, you may have objects stacked up, one on top of the other. You can
rearrange stacked objects by clicking Modify > Arrange and selecting the appropriate Bring
Forward or Send Back options, or by right-clicking the object and picking Arrange from the
context menu. A keyboard shortcut is Shift+Ctrl ++ to bring an object to the top, and
Shift+Ctrl+− to send an object to the bottom.
Selecting several objects
In order to select or deselect several objects one by one, press the Shift key and click on the
various objects to be selected or deselected.
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