8.5

You can control layer options in the Attributes dialog box.
You can set the default values of the Visible, Locked, Suppress Output, and Keep
Runaround check boxes for new layers in the Layers panes of the Preferences dialog box
(QuarkXPress/Edit menu).
Moving items to a different layer
The Layers palette provides three methods for moving existing items to a different layer.
Using the Item tool , select the items you want to move, and then do one of the following
things:
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Click the Move Item to Layer button , and then choose the target layer in the Move
Items dialog box.
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Drag the Item icon to the target layer.
• Cut the items from their current layer and paste them on the target layer.
To place a copy of an item on a different layer, press Control/Ctrl while dragging the Item
icon to the target layer in the Layers palette.
You can move master page items on layout pages from the Default layer to other layers,
but those items will no longer be master page items if you do so.
Changing the stacking order of layers
Stacking on a layer works the same way it does on a "plain" page. Within a layer, each item
has its own position in the stacking order (the front-to-back positioning of the items on
the layer). When you draw items on a layer, new items are stacked in front of existing
items on that layer. You can use the Send to Back, Send Backward, Bring to Front, and
Bring Forward commands (Item menu) to change the stacking order of items within a
layer, but these commands do not move items to different layers. However, everything on
a front layer displays in front of everything on a rear layer.
To change the stacking order of layers, you can drag a layer to a new position in the Layers
palette. (The layer at the top of the Layers palette is the frontmost layer of the layout.)
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