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><TITLE
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>The Layers Dialog</TITLE
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NAME="GENERATOR"
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CONTENT="Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.49"><LINK
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REL="HOME"
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TITLE="GIMP User Manual"
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HREF="../../contents.html"><LINK
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REL="UP"
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TITLE="Layers"
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HREF="../../layers/index.html"><LINK
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REL="PREVIOUS"
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TITLE="Using Layers"
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HREF="../../layers/using_layers.html"><LINK
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REL="NEXT"
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TITLE="New Layer"
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HREF="../../dialogs/layers/new_layer.html"></HEAD
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>GIMP User Manual</TH
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WIDTH="10%"
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ALIGN="left"
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VALIGN="bottom"
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><A
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HREF="../../layers/using_layers.html"
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>Prev</A
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></TD
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><TD
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WIDTH="80%"
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ALIGN="center"
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VALIGN="bottom"
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>Chapter 5. Layers</TD
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><TD
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WIDTH="10%"
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ALIGN="right"
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VALIGN="bottom"
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><A
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HREF="../../dialogs/layers/new_layer.html"
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>Next</A
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WIDTH="100%"></DIV
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><H1
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CLASS="SECT1"
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><A
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NAME="DIALOGS-LAYERS-LAYERS"
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>The Layers Dialog</A
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></H1
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><A
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NAME="AEN1589"
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><A
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NAME="AEN1591"
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></A
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><P
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> The <SPAN
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CLASS="INTERFACE"
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>Layers Dialog</SPAN
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> is the main interface to
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interact with <A
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HREF="../../layers/index.html"
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>Layers</A
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>
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present in a <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>GIMP</SPAN
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> image. You can think
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of layers as a stack of slides or clothes on your body.
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<SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>GIMP</SPAN
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> gives you several methods of
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combining layers with help of modes. The mode of a layer will
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determine how it will interact with other layers present in the
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image.
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</P
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><P
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> Before you can do anything with a layer the layer must be
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activated. <A
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NAME="AEN1599"
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HREF="#FTN.AEN1599"
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>[1]</A
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> You do so by clicking on the
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layer name, if you double click on the name you will be able to
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<A
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HREF="../../dialogs/layers/edit_layer_attributes.html"
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>set the
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layer attributes</A
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> of that layer.
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</P
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><P
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> If you right click on the layer name you will be able to access
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the layer menu, with in the layer menu you have access to several
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other layer commands, see <A
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HREF="../../layers/index.html"
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>Chapter 5</A
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>.
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</P
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><P
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> With the <SPAN
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CLASS="GUILABEL"
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>Opacity</SPAN
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> slider will you control the
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over general transparency of the currently active layer. The
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<SPAN
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CLASS="GUILABEL"
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>Keep Trans</SPAN
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> check button controls wether or
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not you can paint on the transparent areas of you layer. If it is
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checked then you can't paint on transparent areas of the layer
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(i.e. you can only paint on opaque areas).
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</P
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><P
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> In the button row you have six layer command buttons,
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<A
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HREF="../../dialogs/layers/new_layer.html"
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>New Layer</A
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>,
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<A
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HREF="../../layers/stack/stack.html"
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>Raise Layer</A
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>,
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<A
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HREF="../../layers/stack/stack.html"
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>Lower Layer</A
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>,
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<A
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HREF="../../layers/duplicate_layer.html"
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>Duplicate Layer</A
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>,
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<A
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HREF="../../layers/anchor_layer.html"
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>Anchor Layer</A
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> and
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<A
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HREF="../../layers/delete_layer.html"
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>Delete Layer</A
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>.
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</P
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><P
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> <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>GIMP</SPAN
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>'s <SPAN
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CLASS="INTERFACE"
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>Layer
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Dialog</SPAN
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> is by default in <SPAN
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CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
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>Auto</SPAN
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>
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mode — it will always show the image that you are working
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with. You can however switch this off and choose another image to
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work with in the drop down menu.
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<SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>GIMP</SPAN
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>'s Layers dialog is by default Auto
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switched, it will always show the image that you are working with.
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You can however switch this off and choose another image to work
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with in the drop down menu.
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</P
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></DIV
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><H3
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CLASS="FOOTNOTES"
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>Notes</H3
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><TABLE
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CLASS="FOOTNOTES"
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WIDTH="100%"
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><TR
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><TD
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ALIGN="LEFT"
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VALIGN="TOP"
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WIDTH="5%"
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><A
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NAME="FTN.AEN1599"
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HREF="../../dialogs/layers/layers.html#AEN1599"
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>[1]</A
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><TD
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ALIGN="LEFT"
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VALIGN="TOP"
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WIDTH="95%"
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><P
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>if you only have one layer that layer
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is always active</P
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></TD
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></TR
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></TABLE
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WIDTH="33%"
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ALIGN="left"
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VALIGN="top"
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><A
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HREF="../../layers/using_layers.html"
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>Prev</A
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WIDTH="34%"
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ALIGN="center"
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VALIGN="top"
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><A
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HREF="../../contents.html"
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>Home</A
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></TD
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WIDTH="33%"
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ALIGN="right"
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VALIGN="top"
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><A
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HREF="../../dialogs/layers/new_layer.html"
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>Next</A
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></TD
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></TR
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WIDTH="33%"
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ALIGN="left"
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VALIGN="top"
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>Using Layers</TD
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WIDTH="34%"
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ALIGN="center"
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VALIGN="top"
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><A
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HREF="../../layers/index.html"
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>Up</A
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WIDTH="33%"
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VALIGN="top"
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>New Layer</TD
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