In this article, I will introduce you to the layers in InDesign. Learn what a layer is, browse the Layers panel and understand why you use a layer. When there is enough content in an InDesign document, you may need an organization way to find hidden content, lock content, select content and so on more easily.
Layers are a good way to manage document content. Now to view the layers of the document, open the Layers panel and select Window-Layers. The layer panel should appear on the right here.
Layers are similar to transparent folders and can contain any type of content. You can arrange them so that everything on one layer in the document is above or below the content on another layer.
Every new document you create starts with a layer named "Layer 1". Everything in the document is on the layer you want to start. Create new layers as needed.
In a document, there are actually three layers. These layers are created to help organize the content in this manual by content type: text, graphic elements and background.
In the Layers panel, click the eye to the left of the text layer name to hide everything.
This makes it easier to focus on some artworks, such as images in the background, without affecting the text.
Click on the blank area, and your eyes will display the text again in the layer panel.
Now, the Layers panel can also be used to select content in a document. Click the rightmost box of the graphic element layer to select all the contents on that layer in the document.
To see a list of contents on a layer in the Layers panel, click the arrow to the left of the layer name, such as a graphic element.
Everything in this layer will be displayed in the panel. As you can see, there is only one frame on this floor.
Hide the contents, and then click the arrow again.
On the document, click an empty area to deselect the rectangle. Now, the layers in the document can also be reordered.
For example, if you drag the text layer directly down by name, when a horizontal line appears under the graphic element layer, release the mouse to rearrange the contents in the document.
Because the content is organized into layers, you can perform operations such as hiding parts of the content. In the Layers panel, click the eye to the left of the text layer name to hide everything. The order of layers in the Layers panel determines the order of content in the document. Therefore, in a document, the top content is above all other content, and the bottom content is behind all other content.
To hide the graphic element layer, click the eye icon to the left of the layer name, and now you can see the contents of the text layer.
In the Layers panel, click the blank area of the layer that the eye uses for graphic elements to display a black frame.
To reorder the content, drag the text layer above the graphic element layer in the Layers panel. When a line appears above the graphic element layer, release the mouse button.
Next, you will notice the colors of each layer: red, blue and green.
The color of a layer is very useful when selecting content in a document. For example, if you move the pointer to a layer in the background, you will see a green outline around it. The color of the border around the content tells you which layer the content is in, that is, the green layer.
Layers in inDesign can help you organize, select and hide many other content.
The above is the layer in inDesign software. The layer is like a transparent container for managing content.