To manipulate an absolutely positioned element:
Select a control in Page view by clicking its outside edge.
The control should now display a dotted border. (If you see a slashed border, click that border to make it dotted.)
Select Position from the menu bar
or
Right-click the dotted border and select Position from the pop-up menu.
Select one of these actions from the Position menu:
Action |
What it does |
|---|---|
Bring To Front |
Brings the element to the front of its document or container. This sets the element's z-index style attribute to the highest of all the absolutely positioned elements on its side of the HTML stream, adjusting the z-index of other elements as necessary. |
Send To Back |
Sends the element to the back of its document or container. This sets the element's z-index style attribute to the lowest of all the absolutely positioned elements on its side of the HTML stream, adjusting the z-index of other elements as necessary. |
Bring Forward |
Brings the element forward by one z-index layer in its document or container, adjusting the z-index of other elements as necessary. |
Send Backward |
Sends the element backward by one z-index layer in its document or container, adjusting the z-index of other elements as necessary. |
Bring Above Text |
Brings the element in front of the HTML stream of the page by making its z-index a positive value. |
Send Below Text |
Sends the element in back of the HTML stream of the page by making its z-index a negative value. |
Nudge Element |
Moves the element from its current X and Y coordinates by the number of pixels you specify in the Nudge Object dialog box. |
Lock Element |
Locks the element in place to prevent it from being inadvertently moved or resized in Page view. Lock Element prevents you from changing the element's X and Y coordinates, but not its z-index. It does not affect the runtime behavior of the element. |
