Aligning Objects; To Change The Stacking Order Of A Selected Object Or Group Within A Layer - MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 8-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual

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
"Organizing layers" on page

To change the stacking order of a selected object or group within a layer:

Select Modify > Arrange > Bring to Front or Send to Back to move the object or group to
the top or bottom of the stacking order.
Select 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:
Align objects along a horizontal or vertical axis.
Align selected objects vertically along their right edge, center, or left edge, or horizontally
along their top edge, center, or bottom edge.
Edges are determined by the bounding boxes enclosing each selected object.
Distribute selected objects so that their centers or edges are evenly spaced.
You can apply one or more Align commands to selected objects.
To align selected objects, do one of the following:
Select Modify > Align > Left to align the objects to the leftmost selected object.
Select Modify > Align > Center Vertical to align the center points of the objects along a
vertical axis.
Select Modify > Align > Right to align the objects to the rightmost selected object.
Select Modify > Align > Top to align the objects to the topmost selected object.
Select Modify > Align > Center Horizontal to align the center points of the objects along a
horizontal axis.
Select Modify > Align > Bottom to align the objects to the bottommost selected object.
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