Editor X Essentials
Element hierarchy and parenting.
Hierarchy in web design refers to the structure of elements—like pages, sections and images—and the parenting model determines how the elements interact with each other. At the top of the hierarchy is the page and within that you have sections. Containers are added to sections along with elements like images and text.
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Exercise on element hierarchy and parenting.
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Parents and children. Drag the title, paragraph, image and button element into the container on the canvas.
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Navigate with breadcrumbs. Click the image and select Container from the breadcrumbs. From the floating action bar, choose a new background color for the container.
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Layers. Click anywhere inside the container. Now, go to the top bar and open the Layers panel. You'll notice that Container is selected and its child elements are shown below.
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Reorder elements. From the Layers panel, drag the title under the button and move the paragraph up.
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