Applying transparency to layers and groupsYou can use the Transparency palette to create unique transparency effects at the object, group or layer level. If you select multiple objects in a layer and change the opacity setting, the transparency of overlapping areas of the selected objects will change relative to the other objects and show an accumulated opacity. In contrast, if you target a layer or group and then change the opacity, the objects in the layer or group are treated as a single object. Only objects outside and below the layer or group are visible through the transparent objects. If an object is moved into the layer or group, it takes on the layer or group's opacity and if an object is moved outside, it doesn't retain the opacity. ![]() Individual objects selected and set to 50% opacity (left) compared to layer targeted and set to 50% opacity (right) |