Microsoft Expression Design on Demand

Chapter 7. Working with Layers

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• Create New Layers

• Name Layers and Layer Objects

• Show/Hide Layer Objects in the Layers Panel

• Toggle Layer Visibility

• Select with Layers

• Arrange Objects with Layers

• Copy and Paste into a Different Layer

• Copy and Paste with Layers

• Lock Objects with Layers

• Duplicate with Layers

• Delete with Layers

• Change Layer Color Options

• Change Layer Render Style

• Freeze a Layer

• Change Layer Thumbnail Options

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Introduction

The Layers panel is an incredibly powerful tool in Expression Design. Not only can you use layers to rearrange the stacking order of objects in a document, but you can also use the various controls in the Layers panel to select, duplicate, and delete objects. The Layers panel also ...