Clipping Mask over Multiple Layers

Hi,
I have a multiple layer file and I want to apply a clipping mask over the entire design as my last step to block out all of the excess around the edges of the clipboard. Every time I try this the layers are merged into one but I want to maintain the layers.
Is it possible to have a mask and keep the layers?

Make a new layer and drag all the existing layers into in, making them sublayers. Draw your mask in this master layer, select it, and go to Make Clipping Mask in the Layers panelette.

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OK so say you are using an inkjet that can print on an envelope and it can even successfu8lly print it with a bleed feature the way thoise bleed features have to work is that they enlarge the art slightly and so whyat every you design and create will be enlarge and trying to figure that out is not going to be very easy.

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Zpan wrote:
Is it possible to use one layer as a clipping mask to a 5 different bottom layers.
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