How to change the duplication stacking order preferences in Adobe Illustrator

[1960sgal]

Hello - I am trying to find an option to stack the layers that I duplicate in the reverse order that A Illus wants to do it.

If I select a layer, go up to the hamburger icon on the layers panel and click duplicate, it stacks it on top of the previous layer.

I want the stacking to be under the layer I am duplicating.

Is this a choice I can make in preferences?

It has always seemed backward to me, and I spend time reordering my objects in the layers panel because of it.

Thanks Everyone. 

[Mike_Gondek]

That is the default, and makes the most sense for most people. Understandly your work might be in a different industry, or maybe you prefer to work on your backgrounds last.

You can do use reverse order to fix

[Mike_Gondek]

After further research found a solution for you, by dragging in the layers palette

Copy the selection to a layer, sublayer, or group

Alt-drag selection

Option-drag selection

[1960sgal]

Hi Mike, Thanks for trying but no. I want this as a preferences setting. Not to have to grab and move my layers manually. I am doing that now. I want the app to behave differently. I just need to know what to look for in the settings to change this.  You are right, I must just think differently than most designers. 

[Ton Frederiks · Accepted solution]

Sounds like a feature request, you may search for a similar one here and add your vote or create a new feature request:

https://illustrator.uservoice.com/

[1960sgal]

Thank you!