Copying multiple layers at once

I have a multi-page document. On page 1 I have a rectangle on one layer, a text frame on a second layer, and a polygon on a third layer. I want to copy these three objects to each of the other pages in the document. I want each object to be in exactly the same position as it is on page 1 and on the same layer as on page 1. If I select the three objects and copy and paste, it puts them all on the same layer. Is there a way to keep them on their original layers when pasting?

There's an option in the layers pallet : paste remembers layers. That will do what you want.

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Hello, I have one question to how move or copy multiple layers to other document?.
With this script i can move one by one:
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but i need move two layer in one step....

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Feature Request, option to relink all unlinked layer masks when transforming multiple layers at once.

As a professional PS artist who works on files with sometimes hundreds of layers, I often need to transform many layers or groups at once. It is a nightmare to find that after the transformation, a mask did not get included in the transformation, (especially when the file is many gigs large, and the transformation took 15 minutes). Sometimes, a mask is accidentally unlinked, but more commonly I unlink it temporarily, but forget to relink it. There is currently no way that I'm aware of to find these pesky unlinked layers, other than going through every single one. What would work great is to have a popup asking if you would like to relink all unlinked layers, whenever you're transforming multiple layers that include one or more unlinked masks. Or else have an option in the layers palette to either select or relink all unlinked layered masks. Hope this makes sense. Cheers!

Michael,
It looks like you are right! Thank you for your help.
I still have a small concern. I looked at the documentation and it reads,
"The configuration settings for a cache instance are stored in the USER_SDO_CACHED_MAPS metadata view. You should normally not manipulate this view directly, but should instead use the MapViewer administration tool, which uses this view to configure map cache instances."
But, I tried inserting records into USER_SDO_CACHED_MAPS and it works, and I can't really see any reason not to directly insert records into this table, so...
Perhaps that warning is there simply because potentially you could screw things up tinkering with the table directly.
Cheers!
John

Copying multiple layers

Hi,
I'm a newbie using Illustrator CS4. I have an artboard that is full of graphics on multiple layers. All I want to do is make a copy of this artboard but maintain all of the layers. However, when I copy and paste all of the layers onto a blank artboard, then all of the graphics are pasted into a single layer. Help, please?
Thanks!

In the Layer panel flyout (upper right) of the new document, make sure Paste Remembers Layers is checked.

Is it possible to select specific properties of multiple layers at once?

I know that you can alter, opacity for example, of multiple layers at the same time by selecting the opacity property of each layer. But what if there are so many layers that you want to select a single property of many layers at once?
For example, I want to edit the value of the "mask expansion" property of a lot of layers, but don't want to go through and select "mask expansion" on every single layer. Surely there must be a way to select specific properties across multiple layers?

No, unfortunately there isn't. Such stuff is based on the property control actually being visible and being equally visibly selected. Unless you linked it with expressions, it won't sync without the properties being revealed and selected.
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How do you copy a selected area of multiple layers?

I'm trying to create an animated gif using PS and I can't find out how to copy multiple layers. Right now I have 110 different layers and I want to select the same portion of every layer and copy it into a new file without flattening the image. So I want to be able to start, and end with, 110 layers. The 110 different layers are all separate pictures of my desktop and I want to crop out most of the desktop to focus on one area in particular. Is there anyway to do this?

One could delete, select next layer, delete, select next layer … which should be Action-able.
Or duplicate the image and crop it to the intended size.
Or why not simply put the Layers into a Group and add a Layer Mask to that?

Can you copy multiple audio (text to speech) files from one slide onto a new slide at once?

Can you copy multiple audio (text to speech) files from one slide onto a new slide at once? OR do you have to copy and paste each line of text to speech and insert into new slide?

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Is there a way to create multiple map tile layers at once?

Hello experts,
I have a small problem. It's mainly a matter of saving some time. I need to create 51 map tile layers in mapviewer, and I would like to this this at one time. I can go to the admin console-->Management-->Manage Map Tile Layers-->Create, and then I can create one at a time. But it really would be nice to create them all at once!
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John

Michael,
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I still have a small concern. I looked at the documentation and it reads,
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Perhaps that warning is there simply because potentially you could screw things up tinkering with the table directly.
Cheers!
John

Copy and Paste Multiple Layers (or Group)

I'm trying to copy a selection of multiple layers and then New - Paste to create a new document with the multiple layers. What's the best way to do this? Any suggestions?

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Would work perfectly except the Crop doesn't work with Feathered marquee edges...
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Copying multiple objects-file getting huge

Hello,
First of all im new to Illustrator. Im working on a project for print that has become rather huge. Im creating map of a disc golf course and decided to try it out in Illustrator instead of photoshop thinking I can always increase the print size without losing quality if need be. I started with a few basic items on multiple layers for grass, lakes, buildings, etc. and then began to create a graphic that I could copy multiple times throughout the image to represent trees. Everything went well at first but the file size has become so huge and my computer reduced to a crawl. Im only about halfway done now and dont know what I can do to finish the project. Questions:
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heres a shot from early on to give you an idea
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If you are bringing artwork from Photoshop into Illustrator, save the artwork as a PSD and use File > Place to import it, making sure that Link is checked in the File dialogue.
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If you don’t need to import the Illustrator file into another program later, such as InDesign, then do a Save As and turn off the Create PDF Compatible File. With the option on Illustrator saves both the editable Illustrator file and a high resolution PDF with all artwork embedded. With the option off files can be dramatically smaller.

How to share the same mask across multiple layers?

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? Flash CS4, Is it possible to adjust the length of multiple timelines at once?

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How to Apply adjustment layers to multiple layers that have different blending modes and keep the colours the same as the adjusment done?
I work in Animation painting Backgrounds. My files are sometimes upwards to 200+ layers.
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https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3408266/ball%20layers.jpg
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I have 2 adjustment layers up top. I need to get rid of them by applying them to each layer! I cannot merge any of the layers. We need all those layers for production.
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Sure... if you want to put it that way. Either way its not the desirable outcome.
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works great if all your layers are set to normal though..    But I really need to keep shadow layers seperately and be able to adjust on the fly aswell as apply those adjusment to all my layers.
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