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Selecting a Hidden Control

Here’s a handy trick to move or resize a hidden control.

Q:  Sue S. writes:  “Sometimes I need to resize or move a control that is hidden under another control, and it is a real pain to have to use the combo box to set focus on it.  Is there an easier way?”

A:  Here is a trick I often use:  Use the lasso method to select the visible control and the one hidden under it (hold down the Shift key and drag the mouse to select both controls).  Then shift-click the visible control to deselect it.  That will leave the other control selected, and you can easily move or resize it.

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