User Guide

Layers 61
You can move, rename, hide, show, lock, and set options for a group just as you do for
a single layer. However, you cannot paint across layers in a group or change the
composite method for a group; you must collapse the group into a single layer if you
want to paint on it.
To work with individual layers in a group, you must open the group. To regain control
of the group as a unit, you must close the group. Collapsing a group reduces its
contents to a single layer.
If you create a layer with a button on the Layers palette, a Layers menu command, or a
keyboard shortcut when a layer within a group is selected, the new layer is added to
the group. If the group is selected, the layer is placed above the group.
To create a group
1 On the Layers palette, select the layers you want to group.
For more information about selecting multiple layers, refer to “Selecting Layers” on
page 52.
2 Do one of the following:
• Click the Layer Commands button , and choose Group.
• Click the palette menu arrow, and choose Group.
The layers are collected under a group item on the Layers palette.
If you select nonsequential layers (layers not next to each other in the list),
Corel Painter creates the group at the position of the topmost layer. To select
nonsequential layers, on the Layers palette, hold down Shift and click each
layer you want to select.
To open or close a group
• On the Layers palette, click the palette arrow to the left of the group.
When the arrow points down and you can see the group items, the group is
open. When the arrow points to the right and the names of the group members
are hidden, the group is closed.
To add or remove a layer in a group
1 On the Layers palette, open the destination group.
2 Perform an action from the following table.