Layers panel Layers panel

The Layers panel lets you create a tiered document that can be designed more easily by management of layers.

About the Layers panel

Layers are composited together to form your complete design which shows up on your page.

The panel can be used to build up your design as multiple layers, with each layer devoted to a particular facet (e.g., lines, shapes, text, adjustments, etc.).

From the Layers panel you can:

Layers panel
The Layers panel.

Options

The following settings are available in the panel:

Panel pin Tap the pin icon in the top right of the panel to hide the panel automatically when you are no longer focusing on it.

Add Add—creates either an empty Vector Layer or Pixel Layer above the currently selected layer, a mask based on the current selection made (Mask Layer) or an empty mask that ignores selections (Empty Mask Layer). Use Empty Group to allow objects to be subsequently dragged and dropped into it.

Merge and Rasterise Layers Merge and Rasterise—allows you to either:

Group Layers Group—groups the currently selected layers; tap option to ungroup any selected group.

Remove Layers Remove—deletes the currently selected layer.

Layer Options Layer Options include:

Opacity—adjusts opacity of the selected layer(s). Double-tap to reset to 100% opacity.

Blend Mode—changes how the applied pixels interact with existing pixels on the layer below. Double-tap to reset to Normal blend mode.

On each layer entry, the following options are available:

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