Selecting layers

You can select one or more layers to manipulate them or change their properties.

To select a layer in the Layers panel:

• In the Layers panel (Window > Layers), click the name of the layer.

To select a layer in the Document window, do one of the following:

• Click a layer’s selection handle.

  If the selection handle isn’t visible, click anywhere inside the layer to make the handle visible.

  

• Click a layer’s border.
• Control-Shift-click (Windows) or Command-Shift-click (Macintosh) inside a layer.
• Click inside a layer and press Control+A (Windows) or Command+A (Macintosh) to select the contents of the layer. Press Control+A or Command+A again to select the layer.
• Click inside a layer and select its tag in the tag selector.

To select multiple layers, do one of the following:

• In the Layers panel (Window > Layers), Shift-click two or more layer names.
• In the Document window, Shift-click inside or on the border of two or more layers.

Related topics

• Inserting a layer
• Setting layer preferences and properties
• Managing layers
• Manipulating layers