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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" /> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Quadralay WebWorks Publisher Professional Edition 6.0.7" /> <meta name="TEMPLATEBASE" content="Painter 8 Template" /> <meta name="LASTUPDATED" content="03/24/03 17:16:21" /> <meta name="keywords" content="Layers, palette, Layer, Adjuster, Tool" /> <title>Working with Layers </title> <link rel="StyleSheet" href="document.css" type="text/css" media="screen" /> </head> <body> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript"> <!-- function WWHUpdateFavorite(ParamHREF) { if ((parent != null) && (parent.WWHelpFrameSet != null)) { parent.WWHelpFrameSet.fUpdateFavorite(ParamHREF); } } function WWHSyncTOC(ParamHREF) { if ((parent != null) && (parent.WWHelpFrameSet != null)) { parent.WWHelpFrameSet.fSyncTOC(ParamHREF); } } function WWHShowPopup(ParamContext, ParamLink, ParamEvent) { if ((parent != null) && (parent.WWHelpFrameSet != null)) { parent.WWHelpFrameSet.fShowPopup(ParamContext, ParamLink, ParamEvent); 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font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline"><img src="images/14-Layersa42.jpg" height="16" width="16" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" /> </span><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline"> </span>Pixel-based layer </p> <p id="1016457" class="Body"> <a name="1016457"> </a><img src="images/14-Layersa38.jpg" height="16" width="16" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" /> Water Color layer </p> <p id="1016465" class="Body"> <a name="1016465"> </a><img src="images/14-Layersa40.jpg" height="16" width="16" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" /> Liquid Ink layer </p> <p id="1014780" class="Body"> <a name="1014780"> </a><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline"><img src="images/14-Layersa34.jpg" height="16" width="16" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" /> </span><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline"> </span>Shape layer </p> <p id="1014784" class="Body"> <a name="1014784"> </a><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline"><img src="images/14-Layersa36.jpg" height="16" width="16" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" /> </span><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline"> </span>Floating object </p> <p id="1014788" class="Body"> <a name="1014788"> </a><img src="images/14-Layersa33.jpg" height="16" width="16" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" /> <span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline"> </span>Reference layer </p> <p id="1014792" class="Body"> <a name="1014792"> </a><img src="images/14-Layersa41.jpg" height="16" width="16" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" /> <span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline"> </span>Dynamic layer </p> <p id="1016003" class="Body"> <a name="1016003"> </a><img src="images/14-Layersa39.jpg" height="16" width="16" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" /> <span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline"> </span>Grouped layer </p> <p id="1016014" class="Body"> <a name="1016014"> </a><img src="images/14-Layersa47.jpg" height="16" width="16" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" /> <span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline"> </span>Expanded group </p> <p id="1014796" class="Body"> <a name="1014796"> </a><img src="images/14-Layersa43.jpg" height="16" width="16" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" /> <span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline"> </span>Visible layer </p> <p id="1016051" class="Body"> <a name="1016051"> </a><img src="images/14-Layersa35.jpg" height="16" width="16" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" /> <span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline"> </span>Hidden layer </p> <p id="1014800" class="Body"> <a name="1014800"> </a><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline"><img src="images/14-Layersa44.jpg" height="16" width="16" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" /> </span><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline"> </span>Locked layer </p> <p id="1015628" class="Body"> <a name="1015628"> </a>On the Layers palette, you can set layer opacity and choose a composite method. For information about layer opacity, refer to <a href="14-Layers10.html#1015168">"Setting Layer Opacity"</a>. For information about composite methods, refer to <a href="14-Layers10.html#1003873">"Blending Layers Using Composite Methods"</a>. </p> <p id="1015635" class="Body"> <a name="1015635"> </a>Information about the dimensions and position of layer content is displayed on the Info palette. For more information, refer to <a href="02-Workspace11.html#1019482">"The Info Palette"</a>. </p> <h5 id="1014805" class="ToDoHead"> <a name="1014805"> </a>To display the Layers palette </h5> <ul> <li class="SmartList1"><a name="1014806"> </a>Choose <span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Window menu > Show Layers</span>.</li> <p id="1014807" class="ToDoBody"> <a name="1014807"> </a>If the palette is not expanded, click the palette arrow. </p> </ul> <h3 id="1015444" class="Heading2"> <a name="1015444"> </a>The Layer Adjuster Tool </h3> <p id="1015658" class="Body"> <a name="1015658"> </a>With the Layer Adjuster tool, you can select and work with layers. When you choose the Layer Adjuster tool from the toolbox, the property bar contains options for selecting layers automatically and for changing a layer's position in the hierarchy. </p> <p id="1015673" class="Body"> <a name="1015673"> </a>For information about selecting layers automatically, refer to <a href="14-Layers8.html#1023676">"Selecting Layers"</a>. 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