Arrangement Commands in the Object Menu
As an alternative to rearranging layer order in the Layers list, you can change layer order
using commands in the Object menu. The Object menu commands are useful when you
want to move a layer to the front of your composition while you’re working in the Canvas.
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The arrangement commands can be used with layers, objects, groups, or groups nested
in another group. Reordering a group reorders all objects nested in that group.
Note: You cannot use the Object menu reorder commands to move image layers out of
the group they’re nested in.
There are four arrangement commands in the Object menu:
• Bring to Front: Places the selected layer in front of all other layers in the same group
by moving the layer to the top of the nested group in the Layers list and Canvas.
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After Bring to Front command
• Send to Back: Places the selected layer behind all other layers in the same group by
moving the layer to the bottom of the nested group in the Layers list and Canvas.
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After Send to Back command
• Bring Forward: Moves the selected layer up one level in the hierarchy of layers nested
in the same group in the Layers list and Canvas, moving it closer to the front in the
Canvas.
• Send Backward: Moves the selected layer down one level in the hierarchy of layers
nested in that group in the Layers list and Canvas, moving it closer to the back in the
Canvas.
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