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Pasting artwork between layers
The Paste Remembers Layers option determines where artwork is pasted in the layer
hierarchy. By default, Paste Remembers Layers is off, and artwork is pasted into the
whichever layer is active in the Layers palette. When Paste Remembers Layers is on,
artwork is pasted into the layer from which it was copied, regardless of which layer is
active in the Layers palette.
Turn on Paste Remembers Layers if you're pasting artwork between documents and
you want to automatically place it into a layer of the same name from which it origi-
nated. If the target document does not have a layer of the same name, Illustrator creates a
new layer.
To set the Paste Remembers Layers option:
Choose Paste Remembers Layers from the Layers palette menu. A check displays when the
option is on.
Working with grouped and collective elements in the Layers
palette
Illustrator provides several ways to collect components in your artwork together: you can
create groups, compound shapes, compound paths, pathfinder paths, and envelopes. The
Layers palette is particularly useful for working with collective elements because it allows
you to view their contents.
Groups Appear as <Group> items in the Layers palette. You can use the Layers palette to
move items in and out of groups. (See
Layers palette" on page
Compound shapes Appear as <Compound Shape> items in the Layers palette. You can
use the Layers palette to show and manipulate the contents of a compound shape—
for example, change the stacking order of its components. (See
order of artwork using the Layers palette" on page
Compound paths Appear as <Compound Path> items in the Layers palette. You cannot
show the contents of a compound path in the Layers palette.
Pathfinder paths Appear as <Group> items that contain individual paths or as <Path>
items.
Envelopes Appear as <Envelope> items in the Layers palette.
Changing the appearance of artwork using the Layers palette
The Layers palette makes it easy change the appearance of artwork. You can apply styles,
apply effects, and set appearance attributes at any level of the layer hierarchy. For
example, if you apply a drop shadow effect to a layer, all artwork in the layer takes on the
drop shadow. However, if you move the artwork out of the layer, it will no longer have a
drop shadow because the effect belongs to the layer, not to artwork within the layer.
(See "About appearance attributes, styles, and effects" on page
Before you can set an appearance attribute, apply a style, or apply an effect to a layer,
group, or collective element, you must target the item in the Layers palette. The target
icon indicates whether an item in the layer hierarchy has any appearance attributes and
whether it is targeted:
indicates the item is not targeted and has no appearance attributes.
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