- Appearances and Layers
- To target appearances to a group or layer:
- To apply appearance attributes:
- To edit or restack appearance attributes:
- To apply multiple stroke or fill attributes:
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To target appearances to a group or layer:
To target appearance attributes to a whole group or top-level layer, click its target circle on the Layers palette. A ring will appear around the circle, indicting an active target, and all the objects in that group or on that layer will become selected in the illustration. (Shift-click the ring to un-target.)
Understanding the icons
One of three icons may display in the upper portion of the Appearance palette to the right of the word "Layer" or "Group" 1:
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means a stroke or fill is applied to a layer or group.
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means an effect is applied to a layer or group.
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means transparency is applied to a layer or group.
The generic name for the currently targeted item-"Layer," "Group," or "Object"- is listed in boldface at the top of the Appearance palette. If an object is targeted, and that object is nested within a layer and/or group to which appearance attributes have been applied, the words "Layer" and/or "Group" will appear above the word "Object" at the top of the palette to indicate its position in the stacking order 2-3.
To copy or move appearance attributes via the Layers palette:
To copy appearance attributes, Option-drag/ Alt-drag the target circle for the item from which you want to copy onto the target circle for another layer, group, or object.
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To move appearance attributes from one item to another, drag a target circle from one layer, group, or object to another without holding down any keys 4. The appearance attributes will be removed from the original layer, group, or object.