FrontPage Tip – Nested Layers
Posted by: John The GeekHere’s another answer to a newsletter reader’s question. Curt asks:
I am creating a header for a web sales page using Front Page. I put the blank pre-made header on front page and add 3 layers of text on to that header with proper placement.
How do I keep the 3 layers fixed on the header so that when I move the header they remain attached and intact?
This is actually straightforward and can be easily accomplished with what are called “nested” layers in FrontPage. You create a layer for the background graphic first. Then, with that layer selected, use the Insert Layer function to create a child layer within the background, or parent, layer. Insert the other two layers into the background layer the same way. Put the text or graphics you want into the respective child layers and position them as you want.
When you want to move the header, which now consists of the parent (background) layer and the three nested child layers, all you need to do is move the parent layer and the child layers will move right along with it.
This is a handy feature of FrontPage as it allows you to create complex headers without a separate graphics program. You can modify the header anytime right in FrontPage. Just remember to nest the layers so they are treated as a unit.
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