# SelectObjects Property

> Sets or returns whether a mouse click selects images and text frames behind the text or the text in front of them; not implemented for OLE objects.

- **Product:** TX Text Control ActiveX
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Property
- **Path:** TX Text Control ActiveX > API Reference > TXTextControl > SelectObjects Property
- **172 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/selectobjects-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/selectobjects-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/selectobjects-property/llms-full.txt

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Specifies a value controlling the selection of objects such as images and textframes which are inserted behind the text. When the property is set to True, a mouse click selects the object behind the text. Otherwise, when this property is set to False, text in front of the object can be selected.

Introduced: 25.0.

### Syntax

```vbscript
TXTextControl.SelectObjects [= boolean]
```

| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| True | (Default) A mouse click selects the object behind the text. |
| False | Text in front of objects can be selected. |

### Data Types

Boolean.

### Limitations

This feature is not implemented for OLE objects.

### See Also

- [Programming Category: Text Selections and Character Input](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/categories/selections/llms-full.txt)

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