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<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">About Layers</title>
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<created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created>
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<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3149018"><bookmark_value>layers; definition</bookmark_value>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149018" xml-lang="en-US" level="1"><variable id="layers"><link href="text/sdraw/guide/layers.xhp" name="About Layers">About Layers</link>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3146313" xml-lang="en-US">Layers allow you to assemble elements on a page that are related. Think of layers as individual workspaces that you can hide from view, hide from printing, or lock. </paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id7036957" xml-lang="en-US">Layers do not determine the stacking order of objects on your page, except for the <emph>Controls</emph> layer which is always in front of other layers. </paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id1614734" xml-lang="en-US">The stacking order of objects on your page is determined by the sequence in which you add the objects. You can rearrange the stacking order by <item type="menuitem">Shape - Arrange</item>. </paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id398876" xml-lang="en-US">The areas on a layer that do not contain objects are transparent.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3146962" xml-lang="en-US">$[officename] Draw provides three default layers:</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153073" xml-lang="en-US">Layout</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3149053" xml-lang="en-US">Controls</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150391" xml-lang="en-US">Dimension Lines</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3156397" xml-lang="en-US">You cannot delete or rename the default layers. You can add your own layers by <item type="menuitem">Insert - Layer</item>.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150534" xml-lang="en-US">The <emph>Layout</emph> layer is the default workspace. The <emph>Layout</emph> layer determines the location of title, text, and object placeholders on your page.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150742" xml-lang="en-US">The <emph>Controls</emph> layer can be used for buttons that have been assigned an action, but that should not be printed. Set the layer's properties to not printable. Objects on the <emph>Controls</emph> layer are always in front of objects on other layers.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153085" xml-lang="en-US">The <emph>Dimension Lines</emph> layer is where you draw, for example, the dimension lines. By switching the layer to show or hide, you can easily switch these lines on and off.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="tip" id="par_id3154507" xml-lang="en-US">You can lock a layer to protect its contents, or hide a layer and its contents from view or from printing. When you add a new layer to a page, the layer is added to all of the pages in your document. However, when you add an object to a layer, it is only added to the current page. If you want the object to appear on all of the pages, add the object to the master page (<menuitem>View - Master</menuitem>).</paragraph>
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