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Douglas25015478h4ub
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April 18, 2025
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Automating Bring To Front Action

  • April 18, 2025
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Hello!

I have a row of overlapping circles coloured red, green, blue, orange and purple. Is it possible to automate the reverse overlap please? Maybe using Actions?

 

Thank you so much.

Correct answer Kurt Gold

As implied in my previous post, the Reverse Order command is only available when the objects are highlighted or highlighted and selected in the Layers panel.

 

If the objects are merely selected, the Reverse Order command is greyed out.

 

A bit confusing, indeed.

4 replies

Ton Frederiks
Ton Frederiks
Adobe Expert
April 19, 2025

Can you show how your circles look in the Layers panel?

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Douglas25015478h4ubAuthor
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April 20, 2025

Kurt sorted me out thanks Ton. Have a great weekend!

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    Douglas25015478h4ubAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    April 19, 2025

    Thank you Mohammad and Kurt for your replies. I've tried your solutions but the Reverse Order option is greyed out and I can't for the life of me figure out why. I found another solution on reddit works.....

     

    • Select the offending objects.

    • object>blend>make

    • object>blend>reverse front to back

    • object>blend>release

     

    Nor sure how this works to be honest. Would you have any suggestions on how to ungrey out the Reverse Option perhaps?

     

    Kurt Gold
    Kurt GoldCorrect answer
    Adobe Expert
    April 19, 2025

    As implied in my previous post, the Reverse Order command is only available when the objects are highlighted or highlighted and selected in the Layers panel.

     

    If the objects are merely selected, the Reverse Order command is greyed out.

     

    A bit confusing, indeed.

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    Douglas25015478h4ubAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    April 20, 2025

    Got it thanks Kurt. It is indeed confusing. Not sure I knew that there was a difference between highlighted and selected. Thank you again for your help.

    Mohammad.Harb
    Mohammad.Harb
    Adobe Expert
    April 19, 2025

    before applying the reverse layer order form the layers panel, you need to release the layers ( release to layers sequence) in the same layers panel flyout menu 

    Ton Frederiks
    Ton Frederiks
    Adobe Expert
    April 19, 2025

    No need to first release to layers, but as Kurt suggested, just select them in the layers panel and use Reverse Order.

    Kurt Gold
    Kurt Gold
    Adobe Expert
    April 18, 2025

    A built-in way is to highlight the objects in the Layers panel and apply the Reverse Order command in the Layers panel flyout menu.

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