Working with layers

Layers are invisible planes that let you organize the objects on a page. You can group related objects into layers, and you can change the vertical order (or “stacking order”) of those layers to change the appearance of the page. Master layers apply to all pages in a document, while local layers apply to a single page.

Each layer, or Layer object, is a member of the Page.Layers collection for the page on which it appears. The layers in a Page.Layers collection appear in the order in which they appear on that page — the first layer is the one at the top of the “stack,” and the last layer is the one at the bottom. If layers are added, reordered, or deleted, the affected Page.Layers collection is immediately updated to reflect the new layer order of that page.

CorelDRAW provides a number of properties, methods, and events for working with layers, the most useful of which are listed in the following table.


Class	Member	Description
Document	ActiveLayer property	Provides direct access to the active layer for a document For more information, see Activating layers.
Document	LayerActivate event	Is triggered when a layer is activated For more information, see Activating layers.
Document	LayerChange event	Is triggered when a layer is deactivated For more information, see Activating layers.
Document	LayerCreate event	Is triggered when a layer is created For more information, see Creating layers.
Document	LayerDelete event	Is triggered when a layer is deleted For more information, see Deleting layers.
Layer	Activate method	Activates a layer For more information, see Activating layers.
Layer	Delete method	Deletes a layer For more information, see Deleting layers.
Layer	Editable property	Controls whether a layer is editable For information, see Locking and hiding layers.
Layer	Import method or ImportEx method	Imports a file into a layer For information, see Importing files into layers.
Layer	MoveAbove method or MoveBelow method	Moves a layer For information, see Reordering layers.
Layer	Name property	Specifies the name of a layer For information, see Renaming layers.
Layer	Visible property	Controls whether the contents of a layer are visible For information, see Locking and hiding layers.
Page	ActiveLayer property	Provides direct access to the active layer for a page For more information, see Activating layers.
Page	CreateLayer method	Inserts a new layer at the top of the list of non-master layers For more information, see Creating layers.
Page	Layers property	Contains the collection of layers for a page For more information, see Activating layers.

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