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which is shown in the same order as displayed by the Page & Layer Gallery
(foreground to background). All layers are optional and the layer names can be anything you like, except
for the characters shown in Bold, which identify the special mouseover and mousedown layers.
MouseDown popup n
MouseOver popup n
PopUp layer n
...
MouseDown popup 1
MouseOver popup 1
Popup layer 1
MouseDown
MouseOver
Static layer n
...
Static layer 2
MouseOff
Note that you only need to be concerned with these ordering rules if you are building complex pages with
multiple popup effects! If you are just using the template designs provided in the Designs Gallery
, you should not have any problems with layer ordering on your website.
Moving Objects Between Layers
There are several ways to move objects between layers. First select the object or objects you want to
move, then;
Cut the object ("Ctrl + X" or right click and Cut). Ensure the target layer is the current layer
(shown with , click the layer if it's not) and then right click and choose Paste or Paste in Place
. Note that if you cut or copy multiple items that are on different layers, the layer structure is
preserved when you paste. Items are pasted to the same layer they were copied/cut from,
instead of being pasted to the current layer. If you want to paste all such items to the current
layer, ignoring the layer structure, use the Paste in current layer option instead. If you want to
retain layer structure, choose Paste in place in current layer. These paste options are also in
the clipboard fly-out bar on the top bar, as well as the Edit menu.
Right click and choose Arrange then Move to layer in front / Move to layer behind to shift
the selected objects one layer up or down.
Ensure the target layer is selected as current, then find the selected item in the Page & Layer
Gallery (click the Locate button), right click and select Move to Current Layer.
Applying settings to popup layers
You can apply a transition to a popup layer to control how the layer appears, as well as choosing how
the popup layer closes.
1.
Click the layer in the Page & Layer Gallery and click the Properties button at the top of the
gallery.
2.
Click the Pop-up settings tab of the Layer properties dialog.
3.
Choose an effect from the Transition effect drop-down list and move the slider to set a speed
for the transition in seconds.
4.
Choose how you want the popup layer to close using the check box. Leave it unchecked if you
want the popup layer to stay open until you close it manually, or else check the box if you want it
to close automatically when you click on another part of the webpage.
5.
Click Apply.
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