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

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

You cannot rename the Canvas layer.

To add a layer description

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Choose Layers Layer Attributes.

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Click the Layer options button in the Layers panel, and choose Layer Attributes.

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

You can also add notes for pixel-based layers and reference layers, by double-clicking the item in the Layers panel, or selecting an item and pressing Return (Mac OS) or Enter (Windows).

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