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active layer (where newly drawn objects will go), to rearrange the stacking order of
layers, to merge layers, and to move objects from one layer to another.
Each layer you create has a unique color swatch in the Layers palette. When you create
an item on a layer, the item's bounding box and handles use that layer's color.
To display the Layers palette, choose View > Layers.
You can work with layers in the Layers palette.
Every layout has a Default layer. You can add and remove items from the Default
layer, but you cannot delete the Default layer.
A layout can contain up to 256 layers, including the Default layer.
Understanding layers
A QuarkXPress layer is like a clear overlay that covers every page in a layout. You can
put almost anything on a layer, including picture boxes, text boxes, lines, tables,
interactive objects, and any other kind of QuarkXPress item.
Layers can be useful in many different ways:
• You can put all pictures on a one layer and all text on another layer, allowing you
to work more easily with boxes should they overlap.
• You can put different translations of a document on different layers, and thus
store all language versions of the document in the same layout. When you print
the layout, you can hide all of the layers except the one that contains the language
you want.
• You can put different versions of a design on different layers, so that you can
easily switch back and forth among variations on the design theme when showing
a design to a client.
• You can use layer locking to prevent accidental changes to layers containing page
elements that should not be altered. For example, if you're going to be printing
on stock that is preprinted with a letterhead and background graphic, you can
include that letterhead and background graphic in a layer so that you can see
what the finished printed piece will look like, and then you can lock that layer
and omit it from printing.
If you have used image-editing applications such as Adobe Photoshop, you may already
be familiar with the concept of layers. However, layers have some implications in
QuarkXPress layouts that they do not have in image editing:
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