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Object Handling 81

Moving objects forward and backwards

Complex documents have objects stacked on top of each other, such as this target:

The target on the left is made from three circles stacked on top of each other.
To ensure that objects overlay each other in the correct order, you often need to
rearrange their order from front to back. The front object always covers lower objects,
and objects always cover other objects which are further back. Each new object you
create is always created on top of older ones.

The PAGE & LAYER GALLERY is useful for viewing and manipulating the stacking order of
objects. It shows you the objects in their stacking order. The order of objects in the
gallery from top to bottom, mirrors the stacking order of those objects in the design from