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The City School 2021-2022

Creating Layers

1. To create a new layer, click the New button on

the bottom.
2. Select an active layer from the Active column.

The newly added shape will go to the active
layer.

3. Check the Lock box of a layer, the shapes in this
layer will be locked and cannot be

4. selected or operated.
5. Uncheck the Show box of a layer, the shapes in

this layer will not be displayed.
6. Uncheck the Print box of a layer, the shapes in

this layer will not be printed. For the background layer, you can’t edit its name or delete
it.

3.13. Transparency Effects

You can adjust the transparency settings found on the right side bar. By setting the
transparency of all aspects of shapes (text block, lines, fills, and shadows) to 100%, you
can make both open and closed shapes completely transparent.

Apply Transparency to a Fill

1. Select the shape or shapes

whose fill you want to make
transparent.

2. Go to Styles group on
Home tab, or the right side

bar, click Fill button to open
Fill options.

3. In the Fill options, move the
Transparency slider to the

percentage of transparency
you want.

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