If the Paste Remembers Layers command is deselected, objects cut or copied from different layers are pasted together on the target layer. When you duplicate a layer, you copy its contents and settings. The duplicate layer then appears above the original layer in the Layers panel. Any duplicated frames that were threaded to other frames on the layer remain threaded.
Duplicated frames whose originals were threaded to frames on other layers are no longer threaded to those frames. Change the stacking order of layers in your document by rearranging the layers on the Layers panel.
Rearranging layers changes the order of layers on every page, not just on the target spread. You can also change the stacking order of objects within a layer by repositioning objects within the layer. See Arrange objects in a stack. You can hide or display any layer at any time, and you can hide or display objects on a layer.
Hiding layers can be useful when you want to do any of the following:. By default, text continues to wrap around objects on hidden layers. To hide or show one layer at a time, in the Layers panel, click the square at the far left of a layer name to hide or show the eye icon for that layer. To show or hide individual objects in a layer, click the disclosure triangle to view all objects in a layer, and then click the eye icon to show or hide the object.
To hide all layers except the selected layer, or to hide all objects on a layer except the selected object, choose Hide Others in the Layers panel menu. Or, Alt-click Windows or Option-click Mac OS the square on the far left side of the layer or object you want to remain visible.
To show all layers, choose Show All Layers in the Layers panel menu. Or, Alt-click Windows or Option-click Mac OS the square on the far left side of a visible layer or object to show all layers or all objects in a layer. When you print or export to PDF, you will still have the option of printing hidden and nonprinting layers. Locking is useful for preventing accidental changes to a layer. A locked layer displays a crossed-out pencil icon in the Layers panel.
Objects on locked layers cannot be selected or edited directly; however, if objects on locked layers have attributes that can be edited indirectly, they will change. For example, if you edit a tint swatch, objects on locked layers using that tint swatch will reflect the change. Similarly, putting a series of threaded text frames on both locked and unlocked layers will not prevent text on locked layers from recomposing.
You can also use the Layers panel to lock or unlock objects in a layer. See Lock or unlock objects. To lock or unlock one layer at a time, in the Layers panel, click a square in the second column from the left to show lock or hide unlock the layer. To lock all layers except the target layer, choose Lock Others in the Layers panel menu. Remember that each layer is document-wide—it appears on every page of a document.
Before deleting a layer, consider hiding all other layers first, and then turn to each page of the document to verify that it is safe to delete the remaining objects.
To delete a layer, drag a layer from the Layers panel to the Delete icon or choose Delete Layer [layer name] from the Layers panel menu. Then drag the layers from the Layers panel to the Delete icon or choose Delete Layers from the Layers panel menu. To delete an object on a layer, select the object in the Layers panel, and then click the Delete icon.
You can reduce the number of layers in a document without deleting any objects by merging layers. When you merge layers, objects from all selected layers are moved to the target layer. So there's a 'Logo', I can turn the 'eyeball' on and off. And there is that 'Graphic'. There is the 'Text', and there is the 'Gradient'.
So what I can do is, I want the gradient. So I'm going to click, hold, and drag him to the background layer. Now, if you drag it a bit high it gets that ghost busters go away, caution kind of symbol. You want just bit below. And then it will go into the right layer.
I'll 'twirl' down background, here he is. And the other thing I want was—. You'll notice as well that if I 'twirl' both of these up, now that the background is on top of the main copy. So I can't see anything past this gradient. So what I'm going to do is click, hold and drag gradient - see that line that appears - underneath the main copy. Let's have a look at the main copy as well and just say, I want you my friend, which is-- Who is you? Your Table Top is too big. I'll grab this and drag it on top of the background.
Or just below it, and it goes inside. Now what we can do is, I can double check we're on the right layer by turning the 'eyeball' on and off for that whole layer. They will disappear because they're white, this stuff on top. What I want to do is, I want to lock this. And this empty box here, you're meant to just know that's the locking icon. You can create as many new layers in InDesign as you'd like.
It's best practice to create layers that make sense to you when you go back to edit them. The more advanced your project becomes, the more advanced your layers should become. You might name them things like:. Again, you want the name to make sense when you decide on the final ordering of elements in your project. Click on the individual layer in the Layers pane and drag it to the desired position in the document.
There are many more things you can do with layers, of course, but this guide is intended to only give you the basics about layers in InDesign. So have fun and get layering! It's not immediately clear how to draw a triangle in InDesign, nevermind a perfect or right triangle! I have this very often. When I have an item selected, there has to be a dot or square at the end of the layer where you can move between the layers. I have to reset Indesign, to get them back, but then I have to set all my preferences again, so that is not the way I want to do it….
What localization are you using? I have it at my work and at home. The same issues. Both on a iMac As I told it was also in previous versions. I had contact with Adobe about this before, but they want you to delete some preferences in your Library. And that worked to. And I had to remove InDesign and Install it again. I said Yes and I could go on, but had to set my personal preferences back again. Layers work universally on an entire document, every page of a document, right?
Can they be set up to work on say only 3 pages in a document and have the layer configuration e. I want to use multiple layers only on certain pages and not have those particular layers be the ones I must use on other pages.
When you add a layer to a document, that layer appears on every page of the document. There is no way to create a layer that appears on only certain pages. The only way you might be able to achieve that would be to save those 3 pages as a separate InDesign document with the layers that you want to use.
Then place those pages as a graphic in the main InDesign document. Then when you go to edit those pages, the layers would only appear on those pages. Honestly, create the layers that you want to use and only use them for those 3 pages. Does that make sense? Is more efficient I think. And it is already back again in my layers pallet. I know there is the check box in the layer panel options, but wondered if there is a way of customizing the panel itself to have a clickable icon like there is for showing the layer or locking it.
Any tips? You can ask this on your Adobe account, but it is not available to put it like a clickable icon, I agree, it would be helpful ;-. One of the weaknesses of using layers in indesign vs photoshop is you cannot drag an existing grouped layer under another layer i.
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