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"ARRANGE" > "PUT TO BACK") the object is moved behind everything else. Similarly "Ctrl +
F" brings any selected object to the top, that is, in front of everything else.

These objects are stacked over each other.
All objects are collected into named layers, and each layer can be turned on or off to
show or hide everything on that layer.

Drawing Tools

Designer Pro provides all the graphics tools you need to create just about any graphical
object on your page, as well as a range of pre-designed graphical elements in the Online
Content Catalog and the Local Designs Gallery. There are several basic drawing tools
that let you create rectangles, ellipses, regular polygons stars or any shape you like.
Designer Pro provides vector drawing tools, which means you can resize, edit the outline
shape and re-color with no loss of quality. You can zoom in to see almost infinite detail,
and all edits can be undone. For details on drawing rectangles/squares, circles/ellipses
and other shapes, see Drawing Lines and Shapes (on page 154) and Shape Handling
(on page 128).

The SHAPE TOOL allows you to create detailed vector based shapes, and also
to edit the outline of any shape.
Refer to the section THE SHAPE TOOL to learn how to use this very powerful tool.

The STRAIGHT LINE & ARROW TOOL adds arrow heads and tails to any type of
line as well as drawing single lines. See the STRAIGHT LINE AND ARROW TOOL
for more information.