Corel Painter Help | Naming and adding notes to layers

Naming and adding notes to layers

As you add more layers and groups to a document, it can become difficult to remember which image data each layer contains. By assigning descriptive names to layers and groups, you can keep track of the separate pieces of an image. You can also assign more descriptive information to a layer by adding notes to it.

Corel Painter assigns each layer or group a default name when you create it. This name references the object’s type and creation order. For example, pixel-based layers are titled Layer 1, Layer 2, and so on. A shape’s title is based on the tool you use to create it — Rect # for the Rectangular Shape tool, Oval # for the Oval Shape tool, and Shape # for the Pen and Quick Curve tools.

To name a layer or group

1 In the Layers panel, double-click a layer or group.

2 Type a new name in the text box.

You can also rename a layer by clicking the Layer options button , choosing Layer Attributes, and typing a name in the Name box.

When you collapse layers, the name of the bottom layer is used as the name of the new merged layer.

You cannot rename the Canvas layer.

To add a layer description

1 In the Layers panel, click the Layer options button

, and choose Layer Attributes.

2 Type in the Note box.

You cannot add notes to a layer if you enable the WWW Map Clickable Region check box for image mapping.

You can also add a layer description by right-clicking a layer or group in the Layers panel, choosing Layer Attributes, and typing in the Note box.

You can also add a layer description by selecting a layer or group, choosing Layers Layer Attributes, and typing in the Note box.