MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS MX 2004-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual page 26

Stacking objects
Within a layer, Fireworks stacks objects based on the order in which they were created, placing the
most recently created object on the top of the stack. The stacking order of objects determines how
they appear when they overlap.
Layers also affect the stacking order. For example, suppose a document has two layers named
Layer 1 and Layer 2. If Layer 1 is listed below Layer 2 on the Layers panel, then everything on
Layer 2 appears in front of everything on Layer 1. You can change the order of layers by dragging
the layer in the Layers panel to a new position. For more information, see
on page 131.
To change the stacking order of a selected object or group within a layer:
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Choose Modify > Arrange > Bring to Front or Send to Back to move the object or group to the
top or bottom of the stacking order.
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Choose Modify > Arrange > Bring Forward or Send Backward to move the object or group up
or down one position in the stacking order.
If more than one object or group is selected, the objects move in front of or behind all unselected
objects while maintaining their order relative to one another.
Aligning objects
The Align commands in the Modify menu give you a wide range of arrangement options,
allowing you to do any of the following:
along a horizontal or vertical axis.
Align objects
Align selected objects
their top edge, center, or bottom edge.
Note: Edges are determined by the bounding boxes enclosing each selected object.
Distribute selected objects
You can apply one or more Align commands to selected objects.
To align selected objects, do one of the following:
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Choose Modify > Align > Left to align the objects to the leftmost selected object.
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Choose Modify > Align > Center Vertical to align the center points of the objects along a
vertical axis.
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Choose Modify > Align > Right to align the objects to the rightmost selected object.
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Choose Modify > Align > Top to align the objects to the topmost selected object.
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Choose Modify > Align > Center Horizontal to align the center points of the objects along a
horizontal axis.
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Choose Modify > Align > Bottom to align the objects to the bottommost selected object.
To evenly distribute the widths or heights of three or more selected objects:
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Choose Modify > Align > Distribute Widths or Modify > Align > Distribute Heights.
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vertically along their right edge, center, or left edge, or horizontally along
so that their centers or edges are evenly spaced.
"Organizing layers"