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9.1.2 Object Order
Object order allows objects to be “layered” one on top of the other. An object may be brought to the front, back, front one
layer at a time or back one layer at a time. Object order can be selected from the
Edit
menu
Layer
submenu or by clicking
on the appropriate Toolbar icons.
Command
Tool
Description
Top Layer
Brings the object to the top layer
(in front of all other objects).
Bottom Layer
Sends the object to the bottom
layer (behind all other objects).
Previous Layer
Brings the object one layer to the
forefront.
Next Layer
Sends the object one layer
towards the background.
Note:
Each object placed on a window resides on it’s own layer. The number of layers on a window is limited by the
number of objects allowed on a window (500 maximum).
9.1.3 Nudge
Press the cursor keys on the keyboard (
UP,
DN,
LT, and
RT), to move an object or group one pixel
at a time. Object position moves can be called from the
Edit
menu
Nudge
submenu or by clicking on the appropriate Toolbar
icons.
Command
Tool
Description
Up
Moves the object one pixel towards the
top edge of the window.
Down
Moves the object one pixel towards the
bottom edge of the window.
Left
Moves the object one pixel towards the
left side of the window.
Right
Moves the object one pixel towards the
right side of the window.
Note:
The
Grid
features do not hinder Nudge operations.
Note:
When the
Fix objects
feature is active, the nudge commands do not move an object.
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