Edit layers and layer folders
By default, new layers are named by the order in which they are created: Layer 1, Layer 2, and so on. To better reflect their contents, rename layers.
Select a layer or folder
Do
one of the following:-
Click the name of a layer or folder in the Timeline.
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Click any frame in the Timeline of the layer to select.
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Select an object on the Stage that is located in the layer to select.
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To select contiguous layers or folders, Shift-click their names in the Timeline.
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To select discontiguous layers or folders, Control-click (Windows) or Command-click (Macintosh) their names in the Timeline.
Rename a layer or folder
Do one of the following:-
Double-click the name of the layer or folder in the Timeline and enter a new name.
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Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) the name of the layer or folder and select Properties from the context menu. Enter the new name in the Name box and click OK.
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Select the layer or folder in the Timeline and select Modify > Timeline > Layer Properties. Enter the new name in the Name box and click OK.
Lock or unlock one or more layers or folders
Do one of the following:-
To lock a layer or folder, click in the Lock column to the right of the name. To unlock the layer or folder, click in the Lock column again.
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To lock all layers and folders, click the padlock icon. To unlock all layers and folders, click it again.
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To lock or unlock multiple layers or folders, drag through the Lock column.
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To lock all other layers or folders, Alt‑click (Windows) or Option-click (Macintosh) in the Lock column to the right of a layer or folder name. To unlock all layers or folders, Alt‑click or Option-click in the Lock column again.
Copy a layer
- To select the entire layer, click the layer name in the Timeline.
- To create a layer, click the Insert Layer button.
- Select Edit > Timeline > Copy Frames.
- Click the new layer and select Edit > Timeline > Paste Frames.
Copy the contents of a layer folder
- Collapse the folder (click the triangle to the left of the folder name in the Timeline) and click the folder name to select the entire folder.
- Select Edit > Timeline > Copy Frames.
- To create a folder, select Insert > Timeline > Layer Folder.
- Click the new folder and select Edit > Timeline > Paste Frames.
Delete a layer or folder
- To select the layer or folder, click its name in the Timeline or any frame in the layer.
- Do one of the following:
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Click the Delete Layer button in the Timeline.
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Drag the layer or folder to the Delete Layer button.
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Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) the layer or folder name and select Delete Layer from the context menu.
Note: When you delete a layer folder, all the enclosed layers and all their contents are also deleted.
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