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Move To Layer Behind (Arrange control bar or Ctrl+Shift+D)
Or right click and choose ARRANGE > MOVE TO LAYER BEHIND.

Move the selected object one layer backwards. The selected object becomes the front
object in the new layer. In an animation document, this option is MOVE TO PREVIOUS
FRAME.
Group (Arrange control bar or Ctrl+G)

Or right click and choose GROUP.

Group the selected objects together to appear as a single object (refer to Object
Handling (on page 75)).

Ungroup (Arrange control bar or Ctrl+U)
Or right click and choose UNGROUP.

Split the group or groups into separate objects. Dimmed unless the selected object is a
group. Or, for several selected objects, there is at least one group.

Apply soft group (Ctrl+Alt+G)
Or right click and choose APPLY SOFT GROUP.

Make the selected objects form a soft group. Unlike groups, soft groups can include
objects on different layers. Refer to Object Handling (on page 101) for details.

Remove soft group (Ctrl+Alt+U)
Or right click and choose REMOVE SOFT GROUP.

Disband the selected soft group, so the objects are separately selectable objects again.

Apply/Remove ClipView (Q/Alt+Q)
This option reads:

• APPLY CLIPVIEW when there are two or more objects selected.
• REMOVE CLIPVIEW when there is a ClipView selected.

For APPLY CLIPVIEW, the rear object in the selection (the object behind the other selected
objects) 'clips' or 'masks' the other objects (the effect is similar to viewing the other
objects through a window the shape of the rear object). REMOVE CLIPVIEW removes any
clipping applied to the objects in the ClipView. See Object Handling (on page 107).

Apply opacity mask
Shortcut to quick apply an opacity mask, see Opacity masks in chapter Transparency