User Guide

52 Corel Painter User Guide
Deleting Layers
You can delete layers from the Layers palette, but you cannot delete the canvas.
To delete a layer
1 On the Layers palette, select the layer.
2 Do one of the following:
• Click the palette menu arrow, and choose Delete Layer.
• Click the Delete button at the bottom of the Layers palette.
You can also delete vector shape layers by pressing Delete (Mac OS) or
Backspace (Windows).
You cannot delete the Canvas layer.
Managing Layers
To manage layers in a document, you can select, lock, view, or hide them, or change
their position in the hierarchy.
Selecting Layers
Selecting a layer lets you make changes to it. If no layers are selected, any changes you
make apply to the canvas. The Auto Select Layer option changes your ability to select
and move layers with the Layer Adjuster tool.
By default, the Auto Select Layer option is disabled. This means that the layer selection
is “locked in” — the Layer Adjuster tool affects only the selected layer or layers. In
other words, you cannot select a layer by clicking it in the document window; you
must select a layer by clicking it on the Layers palette. When the Auto Select Layer
option is enabled, you can select layers automatically with the Layer Adjuster tool by
clicking an area of layer content in the document window.