# frustrating problem with creating buttons

**URL:** <https://discourse.softpress.com/t/frustrating-problem-with-creating-buttons/13098>\
**Category:** Freeway\
**Created:** [February 6, 2012, 12:29pm UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/frustrating-problem-with-creating-buttons/13098 "2012-02-06T12:29:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![johnyw](https://discourse.softpress.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/977dab/32.png) [@johnyw](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/johnyw)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2012, 12:29pm UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/frustrating-problem-with-creating-buttons/13098/1 "2012-02-06T12:29:34Z")

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I have this problem for a long time now:  
in order to explain things better, please have a look at:  
[http://www.teaktime.be/koopjes/buttons.html](http://www.teaktime.be/koopjes/buttons.html),  
on the bottom there are three bleu rectangles.  
In freeway Pro 5.5 I want to select all three of them at once by dragging over it…  
But when I do this I always select the light grey bkg ( witch is locked) but not the bleu rectangles ???  
I want to duplicate them to transform them into rollover buttons.  
What do I do wrong, what do I overlook ?

Please help, Thanks

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**Author:** ![ThomasKimmich](https://discourse.softpress.com/user_avatar/discourse.softpress.com/thomaskimmich/32/2753_2.png) [@ThomasKimmich](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/ThomasKimmich)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2012, 2:32pm UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/frustrating-problem-with-creating-buttons/13098/2 "2012-02-06T14:32:42Z")

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Hi,

activate the element view in the sidebar.

> **[Skitch | Evernote](https://evernote.com/products/skitch)**
>
> Get your point across with fewer words using annotation, shapes and sketches, so that your ideas become reality faster.

This should help selecting single items.

Cheers

Thomas

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