{"id":15,"date":"2023-08-09T11:02:17","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T08:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/?p=15"},"modified":"2025-09-02T15:54:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T12:54:26","slug":"how-to-access-a-section-that-is-hidden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/how-to-access-a-section-that-is-hidden\/","title":{"rendered":"Access a section that is hidden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sometimes, because of using <strong>Negative Margins, Z-Index, or Absolute Positioning,&nbsp;<\/strong>a section or the section&#8217;s handle can become hidden and inaccessible, making it seemingly impossible to edit it. 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