Graphics Programs Reference
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Understanding the stacking order of layers
Layers are much like pieces of clear i lm that you could place on a table. The layers
themselves are clear, but anything placed on one of the layers will be positioned on top of
the layers that are located beneath it.
1
Coni rm that the rooster layer remains selected. Click to select the Move tool ( ) from
the Tools panel.
2
Position the Move tool over the rooster image in the document window, and drag the
rooster so your cursor is positioned over the head of the cow. Notice that the rooster
image is positioned under the cow. This is because the cow layer above the rooster
layer in the Layers panel.
3
In the Layers panel, click and hold the rooster layer. Drag the layer up so it is
positioned on top of the cow layer. Notice in the document window how the stacking
order of the layers af ects the stacking order of the objects in the image.
Click and drag the rooster layer up to place it on top of the cow layer.
4
Using the Move tool, click and drag the rooster to position it in the lower-left corner
of the image, in front of the fence and along the side of the barn. If your image seems
to jump when you are trying to position the image, choose View > Snap to prevent
the edge of the image from snapping to the edge of the document.
5
Click to activate the cow layer, and then, continuing to use the Move tool, click and
drag the cow to position it in the lower-right corner of the image. Position the cow so
it appears to be grazing on the grass without hanging outside the image area.
6
Choose File > Save. Keep the i le open for the next part of this lesson.
 
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