MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 2-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual page 73

To show or hide the Layers panel choose Window >
Layers. The Layers panel displays the current state of all
layers in the current frame of a document.
To Do this
Add a layer Choose New Layer from the
Options pop-up on the Layers
panel
or
Click the New Layer button
or
Choose Insert > Layer.
Delete a layer Drag a layer to the Delete
Layer button, select a layer
and click the Delete Layer
button
or
Select a layer and choose
Delete Layer from the Options
pop-up on the Layers panel.
Move a layer Drag a layer name up or down
on the Layers panel.
Show or hide a layer Click the square in the first
column to the left of a layer
name.
A show/hide icon indicates
that a layer is visible.
Lock a layer Click the square in the second
column to the left of a layer
name.
A padlock indicates that a
layer is locked. Objects on a
locked layer are not editable
until the layer is unlocked.
Duplicate a layer Drag a layer to the New Layer
button, select a layer and click
the New Layer button
or
Select a layer and choose
Duplicate Layer from the
Options pop-up on the Layers
panel.
Move selected Drag the square selection icon
objects to another to the desired layer.
layer
Use the Options pop-up to add, duplicate, rename,
remove, hide or show, lock or unlock, and share layers.
Check Single Layer Editing to restrict editing to the
current layer.
Use the Current Frame pop-up to navigate among
frames. Alternatively, use the frame controls on the
bottom of the document window to navigate among
frames.
Hiding a layer hides all objects on that layer, but does
not remove them from the document. A hidden layer
cannot be an active layer. Showing a layer shows all
objects on that layer.
Hiding selected objects from view
To hide all selected objects, select them and then choose
View > Hide Selection. Hide Selection does not hide
guides. Hidden objects remain hidden when the
document is closed and reopened.
To show all hidden objects, choose View > Show All.
The Web Layer
The Web Layer is a special layer that appears at the top
of every new document. The Web Layer contains web
objects used for assigning interactivity to exported
Fireworks documents.
The Web Layer may be moved in the Layers panel, but
it may not be deleted. Moving a path object to the Web
Layer creates a hotspot in the shape of that object. The
Web Layer is always shared across all frames.
Sharing a layer across frames
Set a layer so that it is shared across all the frames in the
document in either of two ways:
Double-click a layer, and then in the Layer Options
dialog box check Share Across Frames.
Select a layer you want to share, then check Share
Layer on the Options pop-up of the Layers panel.
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