Operation Manual

Working with Pages 41
can also move objects to specific layers, and merge and preview layers. (See
online Help.)
Selecting objects on layers
Once you've displayed a page or master page, you can normally select and then
edit any object on it—regardless of which layer the object is on—simply by
clicking the object. Alternatively, you can limit object selection and editing to
objects on a specific active layer.
To edit only objects on the active layer:
• In the Layers tab, select the chosen layer (the mark should
show next to the active layer) and uncheck Edit all layers.
To select all objects on a particular layer:
• In the Layers tab, right-click the chosen layer and choose Select All
Objects.
Normally the active layer stays the same regardless of which object you select.
For ease in identifying which layer a given object resides on, the object's
selection handles will be colored according to the layer it resides on; the layer
color is shown in the Layers tab (see Layer names and properties on p. 43) and
is configurable.
Layers and master pages
Master pages are special "background" pages that can be shared by more than
one regular page. They are assigned to each layer of a regular page rather than
to the page as a whole—so if a page has multiple layers it can also employ
multiple master pages! For example, one master page might include background