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Use z-order to layer controls

1. Select the controls you want to reposition in the z-order.
2. On the Layout menu, point to Order, and then click one of the following.

   Click	To move control
   Bring to Front	To the top of the z-order.
   Send to Back	To the bottom of the z-order.
   Bring Forward	Up one position in the z-order.
   Send Backward	Down one position in the z-order.

Notes

• You can't Undo or Redo layering commands, such as Send to Back or Bring to Front.
• If the form includes any ListBox, Frame, or MultiPage controls, these controls automatically move as close as possible to the top of the stack. For example, applying Send Backward to a ListBox, Frame, or MultiPage control moves the control below other ListBox, Frame, or MultiPage controls, but does not move the control below any other type of control in the stack. Similarly, applying Bring Forward to a control other than a ListBox, Frame, or MultiPage control moves the control closer to the top of the stack, but does not move the control above any ListBox, Frame, or MultiPage control in the stack.

  Visually, this means that if a ListBox, Frame, or MultiPage control and any other Microsoft Forms controls are in the same location on a form, the ListBox, Frame, or MultiPage control always appears on top of the other control(s). If a ListBox, Frame, or MultiPage control is in the same place as another ListBox, Frame, or MultiPage control, the z-order of the controls determines which control appears on top of the other.