CorelDraw 10 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide

Chapter 13. Stacking and Layers

When two objects are drawn, CorelDraw 10 automatically stacks the second object on the first. When a third object is drawn, it is stacked on the second, and so on. This positioning is called the stacking order. If the objects don't overlap, the stacking order isn't apparent (Figures 13.1 and 13.2). But a stacking order is always present—even when you can't see it.

Figure 13.1. When objects don't overlap, the stacking order isn't apparent.

Figure 13.2. Now that the objects have been moved so they overlap, you can see the stacking order.

You've probably noticed messages such as “Rectangle on Layer 1” on the status ...