Organize Your Objects With Layers - MACROMEDIA STUDIO 8-EXPLORING STUDIO 8 Manual

Organize your objects with layers

Now that you imported two graphics into your document, you want to
arrange them in layers so that you can more easily organize the banner's
composition and manipulate its elements.
Specifically, you want to organize the elements on three layers—one layer
for the background, a second layer for the logo, and a third layer for other
graphics. To better identify the elements on each layer, you also want to
give each layer a name that clearly indicates what's on the layer.
1.
Make sure the banner_graphic.png file is open in Fireworks.
2.
If the Layers panel is not already open, select Window > Layers.
So far the banner graphic contains a single layer called Layer 1.
3.
At the bottom of the panel, click the New/Duplicate Layer button twice
to create two more layers.
4. Rename the layers by double-clicking each one and entering the
following names in the Layer Name textbox that appears:
For Layer 3, Graphics
For Layer 2, Logo
For Layer 1, Background
5. Change the layer stacking order by clicking the Graphics layer and
dragging it below the Logo layer.
A dark line indicates where the object will be dropped if you release the
mouse button at that time. To place an element on a layer, release the
mouse button when the dark line appears at the bottom of the layer.
It's always a good
idea to name your
layers so that you
can easily identify
them later. When a
document gets large
and contains many
layers and objects, it
can be difficult to
manage them if your
layers and objects
don't have unique
names.

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