When I group a few objects together, and apply drop shadow to the group, I cannot edit the individual object in the group (cannot pick it to move it or resize it etc) without removing the drop shadow.
Hi,
Click on the Drop Shadow of the group object. This will select the whole group. Now Click on the object you want to select holding Ctrl & Alt keys together.
Not exactly.
From my experience, if you have any number of grouped objects stacked on top of each other with a drop shadow applied to them...you cannot select each individual object by holding down the Ctrl + Alt keys as stated.
You would only be able to select the bottom most object with the drop shadow applied. Unless of course I am missing something here.
Please correct me if i am wrong.
Juan
The other guy is correct, although it is a bit funky. Select the drop shadow group, press ctrl+alt+shift, click an object in your group. You will see the object show up in object manager. Repeat this (deselect all then select the drop shadow group, then key press etc) for each object you want to manipulate. For the top object, use key press ctrl+alt. This will work even if each object completely covers the one below. What's interesting is once you have managed to select an object and it shows up in the group, it stays visible in OM.
Try selecting the yellow object....It can't be selected with a drop shadow using Ctrl+Alt or Ctrl+Alt+Shift (the blue object at the very bottom, red middle, blue top)
If you figure it out let me know.
HI Juan.
Can you attach the cdr file to the post?
~John
Never mind...I figured it out.
Here's the .CDR file
Hi.
Looks like you only need to hold Ctrl. I select the item upon a second mouse click.
On this video I am only holding Ctrl.
John,
Can't seem to make it work the way you described it.
Even with the Ctrl key held down and a 2nd click.... I get the rotation markings instead of being able to select each individual objects.
Juan M. Guillen said: John, Can't seem to make it work the way you described it. Even with the Ctrl key held down and a 2nd click.... I get the rotation markings instead of being able to select each individual objects. Juan
HI.
Weird.
I didn't use Shift or Alt.
I only held control and clicked the shapes. On alternate clciks it would select inner item.
Maybe a setting in your options such as the ability to select unfilled shapes?
Did you try the macro.? It works like this....