Quick links to procedures on this page:
Displaying and arranging objects
You can hide an object from view, align an object to image elements, distribute objects throughout an image, and change the stacking order of objects.
Displaying and hiding objects
By default, all objects are displayed in the image window. However, you can hide an object to make it temporarily invisible. While hidden, it is locked and cannot be modified.
Aligning objects
Objects can be aligned to each other, to the center of the image, to the grid and guidelines, or to the image window. For information about aligning objects to the grid and guidelines, see “Using the guidelines, grid, and rulers.”
Distributing objects
You can distribute objects by spacing them equal distances apart. Objects can be distributed vertically, horizontally, or both. Distribution is based on the distance between the centers of selected objects, or on the space between the adjacent edges of the objects.
Changing the order of objects
When you create multiple objects in an image, they are stacked on top of one another in the order in which they were created. The most recently created object is at the top of the stack, and the image background is at the bottom. You can move an object in the image window to cover an object that is lower in the stacking order; however an object always displays behind objects that are higher in the stacking order. Changing the stacking order of objects brings hidden objects into view or places the topmost objects behind other objects.
Changing the stacking order places the bike behind the boxes.
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Reverse order — reverses the stacking order of the selected objects. This command is available only when multiple objects are selected.
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The image background is always placed at the bottom of the stacking order and no object can be placed below it.
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When objects are grouped, they are considered to be at the same level in the stacking order. Therefore, you cannot place an object between individual objects in a group.
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You can change the stacking order of an object by dragging its thumbnail to a new position in the Objects docker. If the Objects docker is not open, click Window
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