How to send shape behind text in Pages?

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How to send shape behind text in Pages?

I can't find an option to send shape behind text. When I use move to the backward layer it's still in front of the text.

The only option that kind of works is Arrange > Section Layouts > Move Object to Section Layout, but it creates another issue. Every shape that was moved to Section Layout is now multiplied on every page.

So the question is, how to send a single shape behind text? It's so simple in Word. Am I missing something?

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 13.3

Posted on May 26, 2023 12:43 PM

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Answer 1

VikingOSX

Level 10

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May 26, 2023 02:26 PM in response to czokopaka

Text is body text and only Section Layout objects can be sent below it. If your text were in a text box, and both the text box and the shape had their Arrange -> Panel : Text Wrap : None, then you could send the shape behind the text box.

There is not one line of MS Word code in Pages and it shows…

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Answer 2

Barry

Level 9

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May 26, 2023 02:30 PM in response to czokopaka

Start with a template that produces a "Page Layout" document.

Text in a Page Layout document must be placed in a container—usually a text box, but it could also be placed in/on a Shape. Text added to a text container may expand the container, but will NOT cause Pages to create a new page to accommodate the text (as it does for text in the Text level of a Word Processing document.

Shapes (and other objects) can be placed behind objects containing text. Those objects may have Text Wrap turned on by default. If so, you'll need to select the object, click on Format, and set Text Wrap to 'none'. The setting change applies to only the object selected.

Regards,

Barry

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How to send shape behind text in Pages?

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