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Organize layers



You can organize layers and objects in a document by naming them and rearranging them in the Layers panel. Objects can be moved within a layer or between layers.

Moving layers and objects in the Layers panel changes the order in which objects appear on the canvas. Objects at the top of a layer appear above other objects in that layer on the canvas. Objects on the topmost layer appear in front of objects on lower layers.

Note: The Layers panel auto-scrolls when you drag a layer or object up or down beyond the bounds of the viewable area.

Name a layer or object

  1. Double-click a layer or object in the Layers panel.

  2. Type a new name for the layer or object and press Enter.

    Note: Although the Web Layer cannot be renamed, you can rename its sublayers and web objects, such as slices and hotspots.

Move a single layer or object

 Drag the layer or object to a new location in the Layers panel.

Move all selected objects on a layer

 Do one of the following:

  • Drag the layer's blue selection indicator to another layer.

  • Click once in the right column of the destination layer (where the blue selection indicator would normally appear).

    Note: A parent layer cannot be dragged into its child layer.