<a name="1015564"> </a>When you work with layers, you use the Layers palette and the Layer Adjuster tool.
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<a name="1015542"> </a>The Layers Palette
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<a name="1014916"> </a>The Layers palette lists all the layers in a document and provides options for managing them.
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<a name="1015572"> </a>You can access many layer functions and commands using the buttons at the bottom of the palette, and the palette menu (accessed by clicking the palette menu arrow in the top-right corner of the palette).
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<a name="1014772"> </a>The Layers palette displays icons next to each layer to indicate the layer's type and characteristics.
<a name="1015628"> </a>On the Layers palette, you can set layer opacity and choose a composite method. For information about layer opacity, refer to <a href="14-Layers10.html#1015168">"Setting Layer Opacity"</a>. For information about composite methods, refer to <a href="14-Layers10.html#1003873">"Blending Layers Using Composite Methods"</a>.
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<a name="1015635"> </a>Information about the dimensions and position of layer content is displayed on the Info palette. For more information, refer to <a href="02-Workspace11.html#1019482">"The Info Palette"</a>.
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<a name="1014805"> </a>To display the Layers palette
<a name="1014807"> </a>If the palette is not expanded, click the palette arrow.
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<a name="1015444"> </a>The Layer Adjuster Tool
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<a name="1015658"> </a>With the Layer Adjuster tool, you can select and work with layers. When you choose the Layer Adjuster tool from the toolbox, the property bar contains options for selecting layers automatically and for changing a layer's position in the hierarchy.
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<a name="1015673"> </a>For information about selecting layers automatically, refer to <a href="14-Layers8.html#1023676">"Selecting Layers"</a>. For information about changing the layer hierarchy, refer to <a href="14-Layers8.html#1003616">"Changing Layer Hierarchy"</a>.