Microsoft KB Archive/241478

= WD2000: Cannot Select an Object Hidden Behind Another Object =

Article ID: 241478

Article Last Modified on 12/6/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q241478





SYMPTOMS
When a picture or object has been sent behind another object, you may be unable to click the picture or object to select it.



CAUSE
The picture or object may be smaller than the object covering it and cannot be selected either by clicking it or by using the Select Objects button on the Drawing toolbar.



RESOLUTION
To select and move the hidden picture or object, use the following steps:
 * 1) On the View menu, point to Toolbars and click Drawing.
 * 2) Click the picture or object that is covering the object you want to move and then press TAB or SHIFT+TAB until the picture or object you want to move is selected.
 * 3) On the Drawing toolbar, click Draw, point to Order, and then click Bring Forward.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about positioning graphics, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type stack drawing objects in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.

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