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How do I arrange a shape within a group forwards or backwards? I can select the shape in the Page & Layer Gallery, but I cannot drag it higher or lower in the hierarchy. I simply want to move a shape within a group so that it is behind another shape.
Ungroup. Reorder. Group.
I may be wrong but I do not think objects in a group can be reordered.
in the latest version you can use the 'edit inside' function and reorder [not in version 6 as far as I recall]
ungrouping will remove global group attributes eg group transparency - edit inside will preserve that
In version 6 and earlier no they can't but in newer versions they can using the edit inside feature which was introduced in version 7 and in DPX you can drag objects within a group in the page and layer gallery to reorder them.
You can drag within a group in XDP6 and higher. In XDP7 and DPX you have the edit inside feature. Also, in DPX, you can move from a lower group to a higher group when there are groups within groups.
In XDP6, you cannot move it to a new group nor out of the group it is in if there are groups within groups going from a lower group to a higher group. However, you can drag objects from a higher group into a lower group if there are groups within groups.
Clear as mud? Try it.
Take care, Mike
missed that bit about reordering in gallery Frances [and Mike], thanks I'll have to remember that
degree451 is using Photo and Graphics Designer 6 so this is not appropriate except as an incentive to upgrade. ;)
This information may be helpful to others though who do have newer or upgraded versions :)
true Gary, unless they have forgotten to update profile - point about global attribute should be made clear though :)
Photo & Graphics Designer 6 has the Page & Layer Gallery. You can reorder the objects within a group using the Gallery.
thanks Bill