How to send objects in NIB files to front/back?

Question

How can I adjust the "z"-positions of objects (e.g. sending UIImageViews to the front/back) in the integrated interface builder in Xcode?

Answer 1

Just to give a clean, up-to-date answer to this:

1. Select an interface object, then "Editor | Arrange | Send to back/front/etc", OR

2. Select the window object, then click on 'Window' above the interface editor and select the objects it contains

   • This pic shows where to click:

3. Or you can expand the object browser, use the disclosure triangle on the window object, and select from the list there: http://i.imgur.com/041xz.png

4. If the option to send to front/back is greyed out, try double-clicking the object to select it.

   • Thanks to Bryce Thomas for this suggestion in the comments

5. Alternatively, the objects are listed from back to front in the order that they appear in the object browser list.

   • Drag an object in the list to the last slot in the list to bring it to the front, for example.