# Trouble selecting correct object on stage

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-selecting-correct-object-on-stage/41335>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 27, 2004, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-selecting-correct-object-on-stage/41335 "2004-01-27T23:24:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![equis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/838e76/32.png) [@equis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/equis)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2004, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-selecting-correct-object-on-stage/41335/1 "2004-01-27T23:24:56Z")

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I have a question which is probably fairly simple to answer for most experience Flash MX users. I have a Flash animation in which some objects on the stage overlap. Oftentimes, when I try to select the object on the stage which I would like to open and edit, I instead end up selecting an object on top of it or below it. This has become very frustrating. Any ideas on how I can easily select the object I want? Thank so much