Datasheet

136 Working with Objects
To merge a layer:
1. Activate the layer you want to merge to by clicking its entry. The layer
is highlighted in blue. (Note that the active layer becomes uppermost
in the workspace.)
2. With the Ctrl key pressed, select a single or multiple layers that you
want to merge into the activated layer (the layers are framed with a
blue border).
3. Click the
Merge button. The contents of the merged layer(s)
appear on the active layer and the previously selected layers disappear.
If you're working on an especially complex document you can temporarily freeze
a layer (and its objects) via right -click finished with to speed up performance.
The layer is rasterized to a user-defined DPI (96 DPI by default) and is not
editable until it is unfrozen (although it remains visible).
Layer Properties
Layer properties allow you to assign paper textures, make layers invisible, non-
printable and/or locked. An object’s selection handle colour can also be defined
based on its current layer. You can perform these operations directly from the
Layers tab (or by double-clicking or right-click on a layer entry):
• Click the Paper textures icon to apply a texture to object(s) on a
layer. The displayed dialog, offers a Paper Textures category from
which you can choose a texture from a selection of texture thumbnails.
• Click/unclick the Visible icon to show/hide the layer and any
objects on it.
• Click/unclick the Printable icon to include/exclude the layer in
PDF output or hardcopy printouts. Non-printing layers are handy “for
information only.”
Note: Hidden layers will still print, as long as they are checked as
printable.