- On the Objects toolbar, click Select Objects
. - Do one of the following:
- To select a single object, click it. When an object is selected, a selection rectangle appears around it.
- To select an object that is part of a group, first select the group, and then click the object you want.
- To select an object that is under other objects, first select the object on top, and then press the TAB key to cycle forward (or SHIFT+TAB to cycle backward) through the objects.
- To select an object that is under other objects that cannot be selected by pressing the TAB key, on the View menu, click Master Page, and then click the object.
Select multiple objects- To select one object at a time, hold down SHIFT while you click to select each object.
- To select objects that are close together, click Select Objects
on the Objects toolbar, click beside one object and then drag the selection rectangle over the rest of the objects.
- To select objects that are part of a group, select the group, and then hold down SHIFT while you click the objects you want.
- To select all of the objects on a page, on the Edit menu, click Select All.
Note To select objects from the Master Page, first press CTRL+M to switch to Master Page view.
- To deselect all of the objects, click anyplace but on the objects.
- To deselect one object at a time, hold down SHIFT and click the object.
If you are having difficulty selecting a specific object, click the arrow next to the Zoom box 
and select the percentage by which you want to magnify the view.