The color listed in this column is the color assigned to identify the items on this layer. Press the padlock icon again to unlock the items on the layer.Ħ To the right of the padlock icon is the Selection color column. This locks all the items on the layer, making it impossible to select or edit them. Click in the box once more to make the pieces visible again.ĥ Press the empty box to the right of the visibility icon in the edit column of the Layers panel. Delete Selection.Ĥ Press the visibility icon ( ) in the visibility column to the left of Layer 1 all the items that reside on that layer disappear from the workspace. Press Save, then press OK when the Illustrator Options dialog box appears.ģ Press the Layers button ( ) in the dock on the right side of the workspace to open the Layers panel.Ī. In the Save As dialog box, navigate to the ai07lessons folder and type ai07_work.ai in the Name text field. In the Open dialog box, navigate to the ai07lessons folder and select the ai07.ai file. The following exercise familiarizes you with the Layers panel.ġ Launch Adobe Illustrator CS4 if it is not already open. The Layers panel allows you select an item or items in an illustration, change their stacking order, show or hide them, and lock them.

Just like stacking sheets of paper on your desk, the first one placed appears on the bottom of the stack and the most recent one placed is positioned on the top of the stack. The latest additions appear on top of the earlier ones this is called the stacking order.

The order in which you add new elements to the document determines their arrangement on Layer 1. The default layer that is in every new Illustrator document is called Layer 1. Whether you deliberately work with layers or not, every time you create, import, or paste items in an Illustrator document, you are placing those items on a layer. The video tutorial for this lesson can be found on the included DVD.

See Lesson 7 in Action! Use the accompanying video to gain a better understanding of how to use some of the features

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