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Moving objects and reordering layers
To edit your artwork, you can change the way objects overlay one another in a document, move or copy objects from one layer to another, rearrange the order of the layers, and designate layers as nonprinting.
When copying and pasting objects on layers between FreeHand documents, you can retain the layer information.
You can group objects from different layers; all objects in the group move to the active layer. If grouped or joined objects were originally on different layers, you can also return the objects to their separate layers by ungrouping them. For more information on grouping, see Grouping objects.
To move an object to another layer using the Layers panel:
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Select the object. |
The object's layer name is highlighted in the Layers panel. |
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In the Layers panel, click the name of the layer to which you will move the selection. |
By default, clicking a layer name moves a selected object to that layer. |
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Note: If this procedure doesn't work correctly, check your panel's preferences. See the following procedure. |
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To move an object to another layer using menu commands:
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Choose Edit > Preferences. Click Panels. |
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Deselect Clicking on a Layer Name Moves Selected Objects, and click OK. |
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Select an object. |
The object's layer name is highlighted in the Layers panel. |
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Do one of the following: |
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In the Layers panel, click the triangle in the upper right corner of the panel to display the Options pop-up menu, and choose Move Objects to Current Layer. |
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In Windows, click the object. Then, in the Layers panel, right-click the layer that you wish to move the object to. Choose Move Selection to This Layer from the context menu. |
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To move a layer in front of or behind another layer:
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Choose Edit > Select > None or press Tab to deselect all objects in the document. |
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In the Layers panel, drag the name of the layer you want to move to the new position. |
Dragging the layer below another layer in the list moves it behind that layer, while dragging it above a layer in the list puts it in front of that layer.
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Dragging a layer name to reposition the layer |
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To retain layer information when pasting selections between documents:
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Choose Edit > Preferences. Click General. |
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Select Remember Layer Info, and click OK. |
This option also returns grouped and joined objects to their original layers if you ungroup or split the objects. |
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To copy layer information between documents:
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Choose Edit > Preferences. Click General. |
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Select Remember Layer Info, and click OK. |
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Select an object in the source document and choose Edit > Cut or Edit > Copy. |
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Open the destination document and choose Edit > Paste. |
If the layer name in the destination document is the same as the one in the original document, then FreeHand places the object on that layer. Otherwise, a new layer is created. |
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