There are a number of ways to work with objects that make it easier to place and move them.
Objects and text can be overlapped to conceal part of an object, or to create the appearance of depth on a sheet. When you overlap multiple objects or text and objects, you can change how the items are arranged in the stack.
Select the object, then overlap it with one or more other objects.
In the Arrange pane of the Format inspector, do one of the following:
Move an object one layer at a time: Click Backward, or click Forward.
Move an object to the very top or bottom of the stack: Click Back, or click Front.
You can group multiple objects so you can move, resize, or rotate them as a single unit.
Shift-click to select multiple objects, then Control-click one of the selected objects, and choose Group.
To ungroup objects, select the group, then Control-click anywhere on the sheet, and choose Ungroup.
Lock objects to avoid inadvertently moving them as you work. After you lock an object, you can’t move, delete, or modify it in any way until you unlock it.
Select one or more objects.
In the Arrange pane of the Format inspector, click Lock (near the bottom of the pane).
To unlock an object, select it, then click Unlock in the Arrange pane of the Format inspector.