Assigning format properties to layers

Matching the format properties of layers

Every layer has pen, line and color properties. In the Layer dialog box, you can specify that an element is to automatically assume the properties of the layer on which it is drawn.

To assign a pen thickness, line type and line color to layers

1. Click Select, Set Layers (How) and select the Format definition tab.
   

   Activate Select, Set Layers in one of the following ways

   • Menu bar: Format

   • Keyboard: Ctrl+4

   • Toolbar: Format
2. In the area on the left, select the layer(s) for which you want to define format properties.
   

   Before you can assign a properties to layers, you need to select them in the tree view.

   To select layers

   • To select a single layer, click it.
   • To select all the layers in a level, click the level.
   • To select a series of non-adjacent layers, press and hold down the CTRL key and click the layers.
   • To select several adjacent layers, click the first layer, press and hold down the SHIFT key and click the last layer.
3. In the area on the right, set the format properties you want to assign to the selected layers.

   Note: If you selected several layers and want to change just a single property, set just the property in question. All the other properties remain unchanged.

Note: If the elements are to automatically assume the format properties of the layer on which they are drawn, activate the relevant check box in the Select Layer/Visibility tab.