Use regular selection tool with grouped objects
I would like to be able to select multiple objects within a group using the regular Selection Tool. Currently InDesign only allows me to select 2 items within a group. If I try to select a third object it "exits" the group. The Direct Selection Tool allows me to select multiple grouped objects, but will sometimes select just a vertex or other sub-element of an object. It would be great if the regular selection tool could select as much content within a group as desired. Thanks!
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AdminRavi Kiran
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Please report this as a Feature Request.
The InDesign Product and Engineering teams regularly review the feature requests made by our users.
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Keith Hartman
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This issue rides the fine line between being a bug and an "unimplemented feature". I don't think there is any user that expects groups to NOT allow selecting multiple objects . And when you find yourself going, "did I accidentally deselect that, or why can't I select both at once", it feels very much like a bug.
Given that this is the behavior of Illustrator and Photoshop, it seems like an oversight, and a 9+ year old one at that. I tend to expect certain levels of feature parity between Adobe products, especially when I'm paying "state-of-the-art" subscription costs.
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Joe Kane commented
There is really no reason to not allow selection of several objects with the regular Selection Tool within a group. Using Direct Selection can continue to work as it currently does. InDesign even allows nesting groups inside of groups, which makes this selection feature a critical need. The Direct Selection tool "digs too deep" when you are simply trying to manipulate higher-level objects/groups.
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RichardL
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Is this still not fixed after nearly a year? I am experiencing this issue in Indesign 13.1 x64.