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164 8. Layers

The position is always measured based on the center of the frame and the
center of the layer. With this in mind it’s easy to determine where you want
to place your layer. For example, changing your Position values to 25 x -25
would place the center of your layer in the upper right corner of the slide
frame, centered halfway to the edge.

For most practical edits, you probably won't worry about the exact position
of a layer. Instead, you'll mostly likely "eyeball it" and drag and align the
layer until it looks good to you. This is possible as the Preview window in
Slide Options is interactive – just click and drag the layer to any spot on the
slide. You’ll notice that the Position values update automatically as you
drag the layer around.

Later in this manual, you’ll learn how to apply motion to your layers. How
does the Position you set here affect your motion? By default, a new layer
doesn’t have motion. Changing the position here will change the position
of the layer, but won’t create motion.
If you already have panning motion applied to your layer, changing the
position here will change the starting position of your motion.