Moving Elements to the Background or Foreground
You can arrange the visibility of elements on a graphic in the Selection Group.
Select the topic related to your task:
Bring an Element Forward
- You are in Design or Test mode, you have overlapping elements, and you would like to bring an element forward one element at a time.
- From the canvas, select the element you want to bring forward.
- On the Home tab, from the Selection group, click Bring Forward .
- The element moves forward one element.
Bring an Element to Front
- You are in Design or Test mode, you have overlapping elements, and you would like to bring one element to the front of the other elements.
- From the canvas, select the element you want to bring to the front.
- On the Home tab, from the Selection group, click Bring To Front .
- The element is brought to the front.
Send an Element Backward
- You are in Design or Test mode, you have overlapping elements, and you would like to send an element backward one element at a time.
- From the canvas, select the element you want to bring forward.
- On the Home tab, from the Selection group, click Send Backward .
- The element moves backward one element.
Send an Element to Back
- You are in Design or Test mode, you have overlapping elements, and you would like to send one element to the back of the other elements.
- From the canvas, select the element you want to send to the back.
- On the Home tab, from the Selection group, click Send To Back .
- The element is sent to the back.
Related Topics
For workspace overview, see Selection Group.
For background information, see Element Types.
For keyboard shortcuts, see Element Keyboard Shortcuts.