Create layers, Specify layer options, Assign a layer color – Adobe InDesign CS5 User Manual
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Create layers
1 Choose Window
> Layers.
2 To create a new layer, do any of the following:
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To create a new layer above the selected layer, click the New Layer button.
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To create a new layer below the selected layer, hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac
OS) as you click the
New Layer button.
•
To create a new layer at the top of the list, hold down Ctrl+Shift (Windows) or Command+Shift (Mac
OS) as you
click the New Layer button.
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To create a new layer and open the New Layer dialog box, hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac
OS) as you
click the New Layer button.
Specify layer options
1 Choose New Layer in the Layers panel menu, or double-click an existing layer.
2 Specify the layer options, and then click OK.
Color
Assign a color to identify the objects on that layer.
Show Layer
Select this option to make a layer visible. Selecting this option is the same as making the eye icon visible
in the Layers panel.
Show Guides
Select this option to make the guides on the layer visible. When this option is not selected for a layer, the
guides cannot be made visible, even by selecting View
> Show Guides for the document.
Lock Layer
Select this option to prevent changes to any objects on the layer. Selecting this option is the same as making
the crossed-out pencil icon visible in the Layers panel.
Lock Guides
Select this option to prevent changes to all ruler guides on the layer.
Print Layer
Select this option to allow the layer to be prevented from printing. When printing or exporting to PDF,
you can determine whether to print hidden and nonprinting layers.
Suppress Text Wrap When Layer Is Hidden
Select this option if you want text on other layers to flow normally when
the layer is hidden and it contains objects with text wrap applied.
Assign a layer color
Assigning a color to a layer makes it easier to distinguish the layers of different selected objects. For each layer that
contains a selected object, the Layers panel displays a dot in the layer’s color. On
the page, each object displays the color
of its layer in its selection handles, bounding box, text ports, text wrap boundary (if used), frame edges (including the
X displayed by an empty graphics frame), and hidden characters. The layer color does not appear for a deselected frame
if its edges are hidden.
1 In the Layers panel, double-click a layer or select a layer and choose Layer Options for [layer name].
2 For Color, choose a color or choose Custom to specify a color in the system color picker.