Selecting text under inline graphic

I need to edit text under an inline graphic. I am not able to select / edit the text.
I've tried to "send to back" (the graphic), but it still says above the text.
I'm doing this in order to get round corners around a table.
If you know how to drill down and select the text, I would be much obliged.
I'm using CS4 ME version.
Thanks for any and all assistance.

There is no layering with an in-line graphic (what InDesign now calls Anchored Object). The object is inserted in the text flow, and since text flows as it is entered, an in-line object will be cover text that is before it in the flow (ie. before the insertion point) and text after the insertion point will be superimposed on top of it. That doesn't mean that you can directly select that text that appears to be "on top" of the object though. To select that text you will need to position your cursor in text that is not covered by the graphic and use the arrow keys to navigate to the point in the text that you want to edit. (alternately you could just use find/change).
You should still post a screen shot of what you're doing because there may be more to it than this. For instance, if your in-line graphic is a table that is already in a text frame as opposed to simply inserted into the text, you could be unnecessarily complicating things.

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baseline shift (real) : Raise or lower the target text.
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