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Arrange Bring to Front moves the selected object on top of everything else on the
layout.
Arrange Bring Forward moves the selected object up one level in the stacking order.
You may have to issue this command a few times to get the effect you want.
Arrange Send to Back moves the selected object behind all other objects.
Arrange Send Backward moves the selected object down one level in the stacking or-
der.
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The Inspector has buttons for these Arrange commands.
Rotating Objects
You can rotate most layout objects using the Arrange→Rotate command. Each time you
choose the command, the selected object rotates 90 degrees clockwise. So to rotate a text
block so it reads from bottom to top instead of left to right, issue the command three times.
It's most common to rotate field blocks when you're trying to make a lot of labels fit into a
tight space.
NOTE
Portals, Tab Controls, and web viewers can't be rotated.
You can edit rotated text blocks in Layout mode. Just click the block and it flips to normal
orientation while you're editing. Then when you deselect the block, it flips back to the ori-
entation you set. Oddly enough, fields do the same thing in Browse mode. But unless you're
trying to confuse your users, it's usually best to leave fields in their normal orientation.
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