Setting Depth of MenuComponent

Hi All,
I am having trouble with the monu component - specifically
with controlling its depth. From the documentation my assumption is
that the depth is determined by the MovieClip that the menu is
attached to - however this does not seem to be the case.
What am i missing, how does one control the depth of the
MenuComponent?
Regards, Neil

No. PDFs always render in front of everything else.

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