Absolute Beginner's Guide to WordPerfect® 12

Layering Graphics

You might have already noticed that after you draw several images and move them around, a graphic image ends up covering another one. This can be an advantage. For example, you could layer a text box and an arrow on top of a scanned photo. Other images or filled shapes, however, are opaque and might cover up something you want the reader to see.

Think of your document as a flat table, and each time you create a graphic image, you lay it down on the table. Sometimes, however, you want to change the order of the objects you have laid down.

For example, you created an arrow and then later decided to add a box that you want to appear behind it. Because it was created first, the arrow is at the bottom of the pile. Fortunately, it's ...