Select overlapping objects

Belongs to

Category: Position and Size
Type: Selections
Since Version: 2017

What it does

Selects objects based on their relationship with other objects they interact with, i.e. objects that (at least partly) lay on top of, or below other objects.

There are four options:

The first option allows you to select objects that (at least partly) overlap any object on the page.
The second option allows you to select object that (at least partly) are overlapped by any other object on the page
The third option allows you to select objects that (at least partly) are on top of other objects selected earlier in the same Action List.
The third option allows you to select objects that (at least partly) are below other objects selected earlier in the same Action List.

This Action is included in a number of default Action Lists:

Find Images without an overlapping Varnish
Check for Black Text sitting on Dark Color (does not include images)
Check for White Text sitting on Light Color (does not include images)

Example

The following Action List will remove all objects that are on top of the text in your PDF:

Select text     
Select overlapping objects (third option selected)
Remove selection