Using Layers, Symbols, and Styles
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To retain layer information when pasting selections between documents:
1
Display general preferences by doing one of the following:
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In Windows, press H, then click the General tab.
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On the Macintosh, press H, then click the General category.
2
Select Remember Layer Info, and click OK.
This option also returns grouped, joined, and clipped objects to their original layers if you
ungroup or split the objects.
To copy layer information between documents:
1
Display general preferences by doing one of the following:
•
In Windows, press H, then click the General tab.
•
On the Macintosh, press H, then click the General category.
2
Select Remember Layer Info, and click OK.
3
Select an object in the source document and select Edit > Cut or Edit > Copy.
4
Open the destination document and select Edit > Paste.
If the layer name in the destination document is the same as the one in the original document,
then FreeHand places the object on that layer. Otherwise, a new layer is created.
Merging layers
When you’ve finished creating your artwork, you can merge layers to streamline your document.
You cannot merge the Guides layer with other layers.
To merge layers:
1
In the Layers panel, select the layers you want to merge. Select discontiguous layers by
Control-clicking (Windows) or Command-clicking (Macintosh), or select a range of
contiguous layers by Shift-clicking.
2
Click the Layers panel Options menu control and select Merge Selected Layers.The layers are
merged onto the bottom layer in the selection. Objects on merged layers retain their stacking
order relative to one another.
To merge all foreground layers:
Click the Layers panel Options menu control and select Merge Foreground Layers.The
foreground layers are all the layers above the separator line except the Guides layer.
Summary of Contents for FreeHand MX
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