Hiding layers

Hiding a layer is useful when you want to include optional information in your documents. For example, a floor plan document can have different layers showing cable runs, who is in which office, and so on. You only need maintain one document but by hiding and showing different layers you can easily satisfy different requirements. You cannot see or edit an invisible layer.

To hide a layer

1. From the Utilities menu, choose Layer Gallery.

2. In the columns next to the layer name, click in the the left-hand column to swap the layer between visible and invisible.

Tips

You can make all layers visible temporarily by clicking the All Layers Visible button at the top of the gallery. Clicking it again sets all the layers back to their previous state.

The current layer (the one highlighted in the Layer Gallery) can be forced to always be editable and visible (see General Options).

The visible setting for a layer can also be set by right-clicking on the Layer Gallery and choosing Properties.

To make a sequence of layers visible, set the first to visible and Shift-click on the last. The visible setting of all the layers in between change too.

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