Can't grab Object under another Object

Hi,
I hope somebody can help me with this:
In one of my slides I have two highlight boxes which occur at
different times during the slide. One is larger than the other, and
the smaller one fits entirely within the border of the larger one.
The problem is that I can't grab the smaller highlight box to edit
its position because the larger highlight box is always selected no
matter where I click. I can click on the smaller highlight box in
the timeline and double-click to edit its size and position using
screen coordinates, but this is very hit and miss. The only way
I've been able to do it so far is to move the large highlight out
of the way, edit the smaller one's position, and then move the
large one back to its correct location. Is there a way to grab the
smaller highlight box without having to do this?
Thanks,
Eric

Hi Eric
You didn't say, but hopefully you are using Captivate version
2. If so, this will be infinitely easier.
If you are using Captivate 2, just click the Object row in
the column where the eye icon is at the top to hide the object in
front. Then you are free to double-click the highlight box that is
behind.
If it's Captivate 1, you might try right-clicking the one in
front and sending it backward a layer or two. Or, you could cut it
and temporarily paste it to another slide, work with the one you
want, then cut from the other slide and paste back.
Cheers... Rick

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