Using Layer Visibility

One of the principle advantages of using layers is the ability to toggle the visibility of specific layers, turning some off and others on, to create different views. This can be done by toggling layer visibility.

ClosedToggling Layer Visibility

There are several ways to toggle layer visibility. They are all available from the Layers panel.

To show or hide a layer, click the box to the left of the layer's name to toggle its visibility. A layer with check in the box is visible and a layer with an empty box is hidden.

To show or hide a parent layer and all its child layers at the same time, CTRL-click the parent layer and select Show Layer. This toggles the show/hide setting of both the parent layer and all child layers.

To show only one layer, CTRL-click the layer name and select Isolate. The selected layer and its children will be shown and all other layers will be hidden.

Related topics

Layers Panel

Adding Layers to a PDF

Deleting Layers