As you add objects to your slides, you may find that one object overlaps on another or causes another object to disappear completely. For instance, you may add a Clip Art graphic to your slide and then want to draw a rectange around the graphic. However, when you draw the rectangle, you find that the graphic has disappeared from the screen.
PowerPoint layers objects in a stack; that is to say, the first object drawn or inserted is on the bottom of the stack, the next object appears on top of the previous object, and so on. You can change the position of an object in the stack by using one the Order commands. There are four order commands:
- Bring to Front – moves the selected object to the very top of the stack
- Send to Back – moves the selected object to the very back of the stack
- Bring Forward – moves the selected object one position up in the stack
- Send Backward – moves the seleted object one position back in the stack
In the example above, if we selected the rectangle and chose the Send to Back command, our text box would now be visible as the rectangle has now moved to the back of the layered stack.
To Change the Layering Order of Objects
- Select the graphical object that you wish to move.
- Click the Format tab under the Drawing Tools group.
- To send an object backward or to the back of the stack, click the Send to Back arrow on the Arrange group and choose either Send to Back or Send Backward.
- To bring an object forward or to the front of the stack, click the Bring to Front arrow on the Arrange group and choose either Bring to Front or Bring Forward.
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