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Adobe Illustrator Help Using Layers
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To set layer options:
1 Do one of the following:
• To set options for an existing item in the Layers palette, double-click the item. Alter-
nately, select the item and choose Options for “Layer name” from the Layers palette
menu.
• To set options when you create a new layer, choose New Layer or New Sublayer from
the Layers palette menu.
2 Set one or more of the following options:
Name Specifies the name of the layer in the Layers palette.
Color Specifies the layer’s color setting. (See “
Changing the display of layered artwork” on
page 219.)
Template Makes the layer a template layer. (See “
Creating template layers” on page 226.)
Lock Prevents changes to the artwork contained in the layer. (See “
Locking artwork” on
page 225.)
Show Displays all artwork contained in the layer on the artboard. (See “
Hiding or
displaying artwork” on page 224.)
Print Makes the artwork contained in the layer printable. (See “
Making artwork
nonprintable” on page 225.)
Preview Displays the artwork contained in the layer in Preview view. (See “
Changing the
display of layered artwork” on page 219.)
Dim Images Reduces the intensity of bitmap images contained in the layer to the
specified percentage. (See “
Changing the display of layered artwork” on page 219.)
Note: Only the Name, Show, and Lock options are available for groups, collective
elements, and paths.
Releasing items to separate layers
The Release to Layers command redistributes all of the items in a layer into individual
layers. You can use this feature to prepare files for further Web animation work.
To release items to separate layers:
1 Select a layer or group in the Layers palette.
2 Do one of the following:
• To release each item to a new layer, choose Release to Layers (Sequence) from the
Layers palette menu.
• To release items into layers in a cumulative sequence, choose Release to Layers (Build)
from the Layers palette menu. For example, assume Layer 1 contains a circle, a square,
and a triangle. This command creates three layers—one with a circle, square,