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Moving an object forward or backward (layering objects)

As you add objects, such as photos, movies, and text boxes, to a webpage, iWeb layers (stacks) them, placing the most recently added object in the topmost layer.

If these objects are not touching, this layering does not play a role in the design of your page. However, if you want to overlap text with images, for example, or layer images on top of each other, this layering option is useful. You can move objects up (forward) and down (backward) in the stack to change which object appears on top of the other.

To move an object forward or backward in the stack:

  1. Select the object (or Shift-click to select several objects).

    If you select several objects, they move up or down relative to their current placement; they don’t all move to the same layer.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • To move the object up or down one layer, choose Arrange > Bring Forward or Arrange > Send Backward.

    • To move the object to the topmost or bottommost layer, choose Arrange > “Bring to Front” or Arrange > “Send to Back.”

When you change an object’s layer, other objects on the page that were once visible might now be hidden behind the object. Move the blocking object so that you can select the hidden object and change its layer or move it.

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