Operation Manual

74 Working with Objects
For pictures, dimensions are constrained on dragging a corner
handle. Use Shift-drag to resize a picture freely.
Ordering objects
Each new page or master page consists of a single layer; a page with a master
page also shows the master page's Master Layer. One layer may be enough to
accommodate the elements of a particular layout, but you can create additional
layers as needed. On each layer, objects such as text frames and pictures are
stacked in the order you create them, from back to front, with each new object
in front of the others. You can change the stacking order, which affects how
objects appear on the page.
To shift the selected object's position to the bottom or top of the
stack:
• Click Send to Back or Bring to Front on the Arrange
toolbar, respectively.
To shift the object's position one step toward the back or front:
• Right-click on the object and choose Arrange>Back One or
>Forward One, respectively.
For complete control while ordering objects, the Layers tab lets you drag and
drop an object to any position in the stack within the layer, but also to a new
position in a different layer.
To order objects via the Layers tab:
• From the Layers tab, drag an object to its new position. A green line
indicates the object's new position when you release the mouse button.
Aligning and distributing objects
Alignment involves taking a group of selected objects and aligning them all in
one operation by their top, bottom, left or right edges. You can also distribute
objects, so that your objects (as a multiple selection) are spread evenly
(optionally at spaced intervals).