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kikoushka
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August 17, 2009
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bring to front/bring to back not working

  • August 17, 2009
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Hi,

I need help. I am working on a magazine: on the cover, I place a picture and use the "send to back"/"send bacward" option because I want the writings to be on top of the picture. I've done that before and it used to work, now it doesn't. When I do it nothing happens.

Please can someone tell me what to do?

thank you

Rgds

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Correct answer Petteri_Paananen

I bet you have text wrap on...?

textwrap.jpg


Text wrap is not on at image above... You can also control text wraps with Text Wrap panel (Window>Text Wrap)

Select your cover image and check that text wrap is off...

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nickv19859188
nickv19859188
Participating Frequently
February 12, 2024

Several forums such as this one mentioned layers, that wasn't doing it at all for me, the text was still stubbornly staying hidden when I moved it on top of a picture, then appeared again if moved to the side. What finally did it was using the text wrap window. I held shift and clicked both the photo and the text box and basically clicked on each text wrap setting until one allowed the text to appear on top of the photo. Hope that saves someone else 45 minutes. 

    BobLevine
    Community Expert
    BobLevineCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 13, 2024

    Which exactly how it was answered...15 years ago!

    J
    janag46634350
    Participant
    March 28, 2018

    Thankkk youuuuuu

    Petteri_Paananen
    Petteri_Paananen
    Inspiring
    August 17, 2009

    If it´s not layers, check that your texts are not in master page (they shouldnt but sometimes that may be the case)...

    BobLevine
    Community Expert
    BobLevineCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 17, 2009

    Check your layers.

    Bob

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      kikoushkaAuthor
      Participant
      August 17, 2009

      Thank you Phillys and Bob. I've checked and it works.

      the only issue I still have is the following: I can see that the picture has been sent to back as I can select the text frames on top of it. But the text does not appear event though the boxes are on the front. When I remove the picture I can see the text again. How strange it that? Can you help again please? It is the first time I face this issue. It usually works well.

      Thanks

      Petteri_Paananen
      Petteri_PaananenCorrect answer
      Inspiring
      August 17, 2009

      I bet you have text wrap on...?

      textwrap.jpg


      Text wrap is not on at image above... You can also control text wraps with Text Wrap panel (Window>Text Wrap)

      Select your cover image and check that text wrap is off...

      phyllisj9
      phyllisj9
      Inspiring
      August 17, 2009

      Check to see if the picture is on a different layer from the text.  When you send it to the back, it only goes to the back of that layer.  So you might have to rearrange layers or move it to a different layer.

      Hope that helps...

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        UFRGA
        Participant
        March 5, 2021

        working on a book with a collegue and my issue was a block colour heading and I was trying to add an illustration on top. turns out my collegue had mucked around with layers since I last worked on a page, this was a useful answer 🙂 Thankyou

         

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