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Customizing Your Map 6-43
Creating Network Maps
Layering Items in a Map
You can arrange any map object — node icons, symbols, shapes, lines, connections, and
text elements — into layers by using the Layering Tools (see Figure 6-20, page 6-27) or
via the Layout—>Layer menu on the primary window menu bar. The layering position of
a single object is determined relative only to other contiguous objects — not to all objects
in the map.
1. If necessary, open or activate the map which contains the elements you wish
to layer, then click on the element you wish to move. (Note that you can
change the layer for only one element at a time.)
2. Select one of the following toolbar or menu options:
To move the object to the forefront, or top layer, select the toolbar
button or Layout—>Layer—>Send to Front on the primary window menu
bar.
To move the object to the background, select the toolbar button or
Layout—>Layer—>Send to Back on the primary window menu bar.
To move the object forward one layer, select the toolbar button or
Layout—>Layer—>Step Forward on the primary window menu bar.
To move the object back one layer, select the toolbar button or
Layout—>Layer—>Step Backward on the primary window menu bar.
Align Left, Right, Top, or Bottom
1. If necessary, open or activate the map which contains the objects you wish to
align. (Remember, neither the Alignment Toolbar nor the Layout menu
options will be active unless a map window is active.)
2. Press and hold the Ctrl key, select the objects you wish to align. The last
object you select will be the controlling object — the object to which the
other selected objects will be aligned.
3. Once you’ve selected the objects you wish to align, release the Ctrl key and
click on the appropriate alignment tool, as follows:
To align selected objects to the left edge of the controlling object, click
on the Align Left button or select Layout—>Align—>Left from the
primary window menu bar.
To align selected objects to the right edge of the controlling object, click
on the Align Right button or select Layout—>Align—>Right.
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You can also select objects using the click-and-drag selection method, or via the
Edit—>Select All options on the primary window menu bar; however, these methods do
not allow you to select the controlling object. For the most precise alignment control, the
ctrl-click method described above is recommended.