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To merge a layer:<br />

Working with Objects 131<br />

1. Activate the layer you want to merge to by clicking its entry. The layer<br />

is highlighted in blue. (Note that the active layer becomes uppermost<br />

in the workspace.)<br />

2. With the Ctrl key pressed, select a single or multiple layers that you<br />

want to merge into the activated layer.<br />

3. Click the Merge button. The contents <strong>of</strong> the merged layer(s)<br />

appear on the active layer and the previously selected layers disappear.<br />

If you're working on an especially complex document you can temporarily<br />

"freeze" a layer (and its objects) finished with to speed up performance. The layer<br />

is rasterized to a user-defined DPI (96 DPI by default) and is not editable until it<br />

is unfrozen (although it remains visible).<br />

Layer Properties<br />

Layer properties allow you to assign paper textures, make layers invisible, and/or<br />

locked.<br />

See Studio: Layers tab in online Help for more details.<br />

Managing objects on layers<br />

A useful feature <strong>of</strong> the Layers tab is that you can see objects or even groups <strong>of</strong><br />

objects, under the layer on which they were created. This gives you the option <strong>of</strong><br />

selecting an object or group from the tab as opposed to from the page itself.<br />

Either group or object can be named, and once named, located on your page.<br />

To add objects to a particular layer:<br />

• When drawn, objects are added to the selected layer automatically.<br />

This is why it is a good idea to check which layer you are currently<br />

working on!

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