Layers Panel Options
Each item that is displayed on the canvas will also show up as a layer in the Layers panel. You can show or hide the Layers panel by clicking on the small arrow to the far right of where it says “Layers.”
Layer Options
The Layers panel has the following options:
- Rearrange layer order – You can rearrange the order of layers, and therefore the position of items on the canvas, by clicking on a layer and moving that layer above or below the other layers.
- Lock layer – Lock or unlock elements in the layers panel by clicking the “lock” icon. If an object is locked, customers will see it as a layer in the Layers panel and can arrange objects in front of or behind the layer, but they cannot unlock the object or move it on the canvas.
Hide locked layers – Hide a locked layer by clicking on the “pencil” icon. Customers will still see the item on the canvas but will not be able to select or edit the object on the canvas, and the element will not show up in the layers panel.
- Hide layer on canvas – To make an element not show at all in either the Layers panel or on the design canvas, click the “eye” icon.
Layer Right-Click Menu
The following options are available when you right-click on the name of a layer in the Layers panel:
- Recall – This option will bring the selected layer back to the center of the canvas. This feature is especially useful for items that have been accidentally moved off the canvas.
- Refit – This option is for text only and will resize the text box to fit closely around the existing text.
- Release Clipping Mask – This will separate an image and mask being used with the clipping mask feature.
- Group or Ungroup – This option appears when more than one layer name is selected. Select Group to group these layers together and place them in a folder. Grouped items will move and be resized as a group. Right-click on the grouped folder and select Ungroup to separate the grouped items.