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26<topic id="textsimpressguidelayer_newxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
27<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Inserting Layers</title>
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32<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3148797">
33<bookmark_value>layers; inserting and editing</bookmark_value>
34<bookmark_value>inserting; layers</bookmark_value>
35<bookmark_value>changing;layer properties</bookmark_value>
36</bookmark><comment>MW changed "modifying;..." to "changing;..."</comment>
37<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3148797" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U"><variable id="layer_new"><link href="text/simpress/guide/layer_new.xhp" name="Inserting Layers">Inserting Layers</link>
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39<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10614" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Drawings in %PRODUCTNAME Draw support layers.</paragraph>
40<list type="ordered">
41<listitem>
42<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_idN10643" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Right-click the layer tab area at the bottom.</paragraph>
43</listitem>
44<listitem>
45<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153418" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">Choose <emph>Insert Layer</emph>.</paragraph>
46</listitem>
47<listitem>
48<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3155068" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Type a name for the layer in the <emph>Name</emph> box.</paragraph>
49</listitem>
50<listitem>
51<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3156382" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">In the <emph>Properties</emph> area, set the options for the layer.</paragraph>
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53<listitem>
54<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153964" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Click <emph>OK</emph>. The new layer automatically becomes the active layer.</paragraph>
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56</list>
57<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154658" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">To change the properties of a layer, click the name tab of the layer, and then choose <emph>Format - Layer</emph>.</paragraph>
58<paragraph role="note" id="par_id3153814" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">You cannot change the name of or delete a predefined <item type="productname">%PRODUCTNAME</item> Draw layer.</paragraph>
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