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.
  1. From the canvas, select the element you want to bring forward.
  1. 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.
  1. From the canvas, select the element you want to bring to the front.
  1. 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.
  1. From the canvas, select the element you want to bring forward.
  1. 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.
  1. From the canvas, select the element you want to send to the back.
  1. 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.