MACROMEDIA STUDIO 8-EXPLORING STUDIO 8 Manual page 202

More about layers Layers divide a Fireworks document into discrete planes. A document can consist
of many layers, and each layer can contain many objects. In Fireworks, the Layers panel lists the layers in
a document and the objects that each layer contains.
The objects and layers in the Layers panel show the order of how these elements are stacked in the
composition. Layers or objects higher in the panel will cover layers and objects that are below them in the
panel. By rearranging the stacking order of layers or of objects within a layer you can create the effect of
objects that mask, or block out, other objects.
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6. Drag the logo image (called "Group: 3 objects") from the Background
layer to the Logo layer.
The Layers panel should look as follows:
7. Save your work.