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How to Change Stacking Order in Illustrator iPad?

Published in Illustrator iPad Layers 2 mins read

To change the stacking order of objects in Adobe Illustrator on the iPad, you can use the common actions menu.

Method for Changing Stacking Order

Here's how you can adjust the stacking order:

  1. Select an object: Use the selection tool to select the object you want to move in the stacking order.
  2. Access the common actions menu: With the object selected, look for the common actions menu. This menu typically appears when you have an object selected.
  3. Drag to reorder: Within the common actions menu, you can drag the selected object up or down to change its position in the stacking order. Dragging an object down moves it behind objects; dragging it up will bring it in front.
  • Practical Insight: The visual stacking order is reflected in the layers panel, which can be accessed to understand how your objects are organized and to manually move elements, but dragging from the menu is faster and easier.

  • Example: If you have a blue circle, a green square, and a red triangle in that order (with the triangle on top), dragging the blue circle down will move it behind the green square and the red triangle. If you drag the red triangle down, the blue circle and the green square will be on top of it.

Summary

Step Action
1 Select the object you want to reposition.
2 Open the common actions menu.
3 Drag the object up or down to adjust its stacking order.

Using this method is quite intuitive and allows for quick adjustments to your artwork's visual depth.

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