To change an object’s position in the stack:  Select the object and choose a command in the Object > Arrange submenu. Arranging objects on layers and pages Commands in the Arrange submenu in the Object menu let you move and copy selected objects to other layers on the same page and to lay- ers on other pages. To send or copy objects to another location 1 Select the objects, and then do one of the following: •   Choose Object > Arrange > Send to Layers to move objects to new locations. •   Choose Object > Arrange > Copy to Layers to copy objects to new locations. 2 In the Layer Select dialog box, click one or more layers to desig- nate them as the destination for the selected objects. 3 Click Select. Canvas copies or moves the selected objects to the destination layer or layers. Note: The destination layer for the objects cannot be locked. Locking and unlocking objects When you want to secure objects from unintentional changes, you can lock them. Once an object is locked, it can only be selected by Tab>clicking the object. However, if the “Canvas 6-style object lock- ing” option in the Preferences dialog box is selected, you can select locked objects by clicking on them. Locked objects can be copied and the copies won’t be locked. To lock or unlock objects: Select the object(s) that you want to lock or unlock. Choose Object > Lock or Object > Unlock (Unlock All, if no objects are selected). Command Result Bring to Front Moves selected objects to the front of the stack Send to Back Moves selected objects to the back of the stack Shuffle Up Moves selected objects one step toward the front Shuffle Down Moves selected objects one step toward the back
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