User Guide

Using Layers and Layer Masks236
• On the Layers palette,
Shift+click each layer you
want to select.
• Choose the Layer Adjuster tool
from the toolbox. With the
Auto Select Layer check box on
the property bar enabled, in the
document window drag over
the layers you want to select.
To select all layers in a document:
• On the Layers palette, click the
palette menu arrow and choose
Select All.
Corel Painter selects all layers
except the canvas.
To deselect layers:
• Do one of the following:
• On the Layers palette, click
Canvas (the last item in the
list).
• On the Layers palette, click the
palette menu arrow and choose
Deselect.
Deselecting all layers
automatically selects the Canvas
layer.
Showing Layer Indicators
You can show the layer indicators to
see display handles at the corners of a
layer’s content when it is selected.
Show the layer indicators to mark the corners of
a selected layer.
To show layer indicators:
• On the Layers palette, click the
palette menu arrow and choose
Show Layer Indicators.
Tip
•
To hide the layer indicators, click the
palette menu arrow and choose Hide Layer
Indicators.
Locking Layers
You can lock layers to avoid
accidentally changing them. When a
layer is locked, you cannot select it
with the Layer Adjuster tool in the
document window.
You can, however, move a locked layer
or shape by nudging it. For more
information, refer to “Moving Layers”
on page 244.
To lock or unlock a layer:
1 Select the layer on the Layers
palette.
2 Do one of the following:
• On the Layers palette, click the
Lock Layer button .
• Click the palette menu arrow
and choose Lock.
The Locked Layer icon appears
next to a locked layer on the Layers
palette.
Viewing Layers
You can control your view of an image
in the document window by changing
layer visibility settings. This is helpful