Change the order in which stacked objects, placeholders, or shapes appear on a slide

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PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 PowerPoint 2024 PowerPoint 2021 PowerPoint 2019 PowerPoint 2016 PowerPoint 2013 PowerPoint for Mac 2011

Slide objects are placed on the slide in the order you insert them, with the most recently added object being on top of the stack. The Bring and Send commands on the right-click menu (or the Home tab) make it simple to reorder the layers.

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Move an object

Select the object.

Right-click and select an option:

Direction	Select this option
Bring to Front >	Bring to Front to move the object to the top layer of the stack Bring Forward to move the object up one layer in the stack
Send to Back >	Send to Back to move the object to the bottom layer of the stack Send Backward to move the object down one layer in the stack

Direction

Select this option

Bring to Front >

Bring to Front to move the object to the top layer of the stack

Bring Forward to move the object up one layer in the stack

Send to Back >

Send to Back to move the object to the bottom layer of the stack

Send Backward to move the object down one layer in the stack

Use the Selection Pane to find or move an object

If an object is hidden behind other objects, select Home > Select > Selection Pane.
In the Selection Pane, drag an item to reorder the objects.