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29<topic id="textsimpressguidelayer_newxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
30<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Inserting Layers</title>
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34<created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created>
35<lastedited date="2006-12-04T11:35:10">converted from old format - fpe</lastedited>
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39<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3148797"><bookmark_value>layers; inserting and editing</bookmark_value>
40<bookmark_value>inserting; layers</bookmark_value>
41<bookmark_value>changing;layer properties</bookmark_value>
42</bookmark><comment>MW changed "modifying;..." to "changing;..."</comment>
43<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3148797" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="9"><variable id="layer_new"><link href="text/simpress/guide/layer_new.xhp" name="Inserting Layers">Inserting Layers</link>
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45<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10614" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Drawings in %PRODUCTNAME Draw support layers.</paragraph>
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48<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_idN10643" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Right-click the layer tab area at the bottom.</paragraph>
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51<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153418" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="11">Choose <emph>Insert Layer</emph>.</paragraph>
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54<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3155068" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="12">Type a name for the layer in the <emph>Name </emph>box.</paragraph>
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57<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3156382" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="15">In the <emph>Properties </emph>area, set the options for the layer.</paragraph>
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60<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153964" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="13">Click <emph>OK</emph>. The new layer automatically becomes the active layer.</paragraph>
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63<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154658" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="16">To change the properties of a layer, click the name tab of the layer, and then choose <emph>Format - Layer</emph>.</paragraph>
64<paragraph role="note" id="par_id3153814" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="17">You cannot change the name of or delete a predefined <item type="productname">%PRODUCTNAME</item> Draw layer.</paragraph>
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