User Guide

Using Layers and Layer Masks238
measured in pixels from the top
edge of the canvas.
•
R
is the position of the right edge
of the layer’s bounding box,
measured in pixels from the left
edge of the canvas.
To display the Info palette:
• Choose Window menu > Show
Info.
If the palette is not expanded, click
the palette arrow.
Changing Layer Hierarchy
The hierarchy of layers determines
how the layers in a document interact.
When you create a new pixel-based
layer, it appears on top of the existing
layers (when the canvas is selected) or
on top of the selected layer. New
Water Color, Liquid Ink, and dynamic
layers are always created on top of
existing layers. Depending on its
transparency, masking, and
compositing characteristics, the layer
will obscure or otherwise affect the
underlying layers.
A document’s layer hierarchy is
reflected on the Layers palette. The
bottom layer is always the Canvas.
Change the hierarchy of layers to create different
effects.
To change a layer’s position in the
hierarchy:
1 Choose the Layer Adjuster tool
from the toolbox.
2 On the Layers palette, select the
layer you want to reposition in the
hierarchy.
3 Do one of the following:
•Choose Layers menu > Move
to Bottom.
•Choose Layers menu > Move
to Top.
•Choose Layers menu > Move
Down One Layer.
•Choose Layers menu > Move
Up One Layer.
Tips
•
You can also reposition a layer by
dragging it to a new position on the Layers
palette.
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You can also reposition a layer by
clicking the Move to Bottom, Move to Top,
Move Down One Layer, or Move Up One
Layer button on the property bar.
Grouping Layers
Grouping layers enables you to
control them as a unit. A group can
contain any combination of layers:
pixel-based layers, Water Color layers,
Liquid Ink layers, shapes, and
dynamic layers.
You can move, rename, hide, show,
lock, and set options for a group just
as you do for a single layer. However,