User Guide

Layers 55
To move a layer to a specific location
1 On the Layers palette, select a layer or group.
2 Click the palette menu arrow, and choose Layer Attributes.
3 In the Layer Attributes dialog box, type values in the following boxes:
• Top defines the distance in pixels from the top edge of the canvas to the top
edge of the layer’s content. Increase to move the layer down, or decrease to
move the layer up.
• Left defines the distance in pixels from the left edge of the canvas to the left
edge of the layer’s content. Increase to move the layer to the right, or decrease
to move the layer to the left.
If you use negative values, or values larger than the canvas dimensions, the
layer is placed partially or wholly outside the canvas.
You can also open the Layer Attributes dialog box for pixel-based and by
double-clicking the item on the Layers palette, or by selecting an item and
pressing Return (Mac OS) or Enter (Windows).
Aligning Layers
You can align layers horizontally or vertically. When you align layers, Corel Painter
calculates the “destination” point for alignment. For example, if you align layers to the
left, the destination is the leftmost point of all selected layers. If you align horizontally
to the center, the destination is the midpoint between the leftmost edge and the
rightmost edge of the selected layers.
Next, Corel Painter aligns the corresponding edge of each selected layer’s bounding
box with the destination point.
To Do the following
Move a layer Choose the Layer Adjuster tool from the
toolbox, and drag the selected layer in the
document window.
Move a layer one pixel at a time Press the Arrow keys to move the selected
layer one pixel at a time.