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Layer Painter, Eyedropper and Hider

2 The Properties of the selected layer(s) erties are selected, drop-down lists may
display and can be edited here. display “No Change” and check boxes
• A s i n t h e Layer Display Options dialog,, may have a solid fill. See “Dialogs” on
when multiple layers with different prop- page 39.

Layer Painter, Eyedropper and Hider

The Layer Painter and Layer 5. Click on objects in the view to move
Eyedropper tools allow you to them to the selected layer.
move an object to any layer in any view
without opening its specification dialog. To use the Layer Eyedropper

The Layer Hider tool lets you turn off 1. In any view, select Tools> Layer Set-
the display of any layer in the
currently active layer set by clicking on an tings> Layer Eyedropper .
object on that layer. 2. Click on an object to load the layer it is
on into the Layer Painter.
To use the Layer Painter
3. Your cursor will display the painter
1. In any view, select Tools> Layer Set- icon, and you can click on other objects
tings> Layer Painter . to place them on the selected layer.
2. In the Select Layer dialog, choose a To use the Layer Hider
layer and click OK. Your cursor will dis-
play the painter icon. See “Select 1. In any view, select Tools> Layer Set-
Layer Dialog” on page 194. tings> Layer Hider .
3. Note that the name of the layer being
painted is noted on the left side of the 2. Your cursor will display the layer
Status Bar at the bottom of the program icon.
window. See “The Status Bar” on page 3. Move your cursor over an object and
43. notice that the Status Bar states the
object’s primary layer.
4. Move your cursor over an object and
notice that the Status Bar now states 4. Click on the object to turn off the display
both the layer being painted and the cur- of its primary layer in the currently
rent layer of the target object. active layer set. See “Layer Sets” on
page 187.

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