# Ordering Drawing Objects

The order that you draw objects determines their stacking order. Drawing objects that are drawn last appear on top of drawing objects drawn earlier.

To change the layering order of drawing objects:

1. Select the drawing object that you want to reorder.

2. From the Tools > Arrange menu, select one of the following commands:

- Bring to Front: moves the currently selected drawing objects on top of all other objects in the drawing.
- Bring Forward: moves the currently selected drawing objects forward by one layer in the layering order.
- Send to Back: moves the currently selected drawing objects behind all other objects in the drawing.
- Send Backward: moves the currently selected drawing objects backward by one layer in the layering order of the drawing.

| If you are drawing with the Brush tool with the Tools > Draw Top Layer option enabled, drawing objects are merged to one layer.

See Also
Resizing, Flipping, Rotating and Moving Drawing Objects
Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Drawing Objects
Deforming a Drawing Object
Merging Layers Using Draw Top Layer