Special Edition Using Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2002

Setting Object Order

Sometimes you might want to layer objects in a presentation to create a special visual effect. By layering two or more objects, you place one on top of another, hiding the part of the bottom layer that is overlapped by the layer on top of it. You can do this for pure visual effect or to indicate that the overlapping objects have a relationship to each other. To rearrange the order that an object appears in this layer, choose it, select the Draw button on the Drawing toolbar, and choose Order from the menu. You can also right-click the mouse and choose Order from the shortcut menu.

Tip from

If the object you want to select is hidden from view, press the Tab key to cycle through all objects to find the one you want.

This ...