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Selecting objects on the stage that are stacked on top of each other inside button states
When editing a complex button with multiple objects in a given state, what is the easiest way to select a layer object that is immediately under the current layer, so that I can nudge the objects po...
I am guessing that you can technically see the different layers, otherwise there would be no point to having them. However, it sounds like the visible area of some layers is very small. Therefore, you are trying to right-click on a layer below, but Storyline thinks you want the top layer and selects that.
Using the Zoom feature and zooming way in may allow you to right-click on the actual layer you want in the small area where it is visible, separate and apart from the other layers.
That may not be as efficient as you were hoping for, but maybe it will work.
Kendal Rasnake
I often work with objects that are stacked exactly on top of each other. If one layer completely covers a lower one, it's hard to select. When you're on the stage, you can hit tab to cycle the objects. But when you are working in the state of a button, hitting tab doesn't cycle the object selection, and right-clicking first selects the top-most layer then applies the context menu to that. I can sometimes do the 'send to back' shuffle (depending on the complexity of the layers). In Illustrator I can hold a key (control) and click multiple times to cycle the selection to other objects underneath. There doesn't seem to be an equivalent.
