Copying to a new layer

In Freehand you can hi-lite an object and then go to the layers pallett and double click on a layer to copy the object to that layer. Basically transfering
the object from one layer to another.
Is there a way in Illustrator CS4 to do the same thing? Freehand does in in a very simple way. I'm hoping that Illustrator has a simular feature.
Thanks,
HJMann42

When you select the object, a small rectangle to the right of the layer shwos in the palette. Just drag it to the desired layer. Or drag the object's entry in the layer palette to the desired layer (the object doesn't even need to be selected for that).

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I actually found under EDIT then Catalog settings / then metadata that the automatic write changes to XMP had been unchecked. Once I check this, it updated and connected all the keywords to the pictures. Now when I copy and paste the keywords show up as I can now detect them in Adobe bridge when before I couldn't see them even though they were in lightroom. . Thanks for your input.

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In order to create a multi-layered document for different pricing versions, I would like to be able to
• create the relevant layers (this works)
• duplicate the items I've selected to those layers
I can't see an easy way to identify the text frames/tables that contain prices, so we will have to select them page by page, but a script that then copied them and pasted in place on a new layer would save time.
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copy
paste in place
end tell
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Hi,
HarrietSmith wrote:
I can't see an easy way to identify the text frames/tables that contain prices
Lets take a look..., show us a piece of...
Otherwise use duplicate() method instead of (copy...paste).
I am not familiar with applescript but something like:
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Why, when I paste my selection in a new layer, is it 10 times larger than when I copied it?

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Kevin If you don't understand don't try to take the discussion offline via private message. Other that have the same problem will not benefit if taken offline here is you PM.
Hi,
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Kevin
You need to understand pixels better know what is going on when you do things. All pixels are not created equal. Some have better quality the others.
When you have a camera that take captures 3000x2000 px for an image and you have a good lens and exposure setting you wing up with 6,000,000 quality pixels for your image.
If you resample that image for the web to fit within 300x200 pixels you wind up with a 60,000 high quality web size image. Or a high quality image that will fit on your display at its resolution. The images resoultion setting is meanless for displays use their resolutuin they do not support image print DPI resolution setting. And Displays do not hava a 72DPI resolution.
So when your post processing think about Pixels DPI is meaningless except when you use a unit based on DPI like inches. However also remember Displays do no support the images print dpi resolution. The only time 1" on display equal 1" in print is when the images print resolution is the same as the display you are using. All displays do not have the same resolution/ Most desktop displaye are around 100DPI that is changing and Laptop and tablets can have resolution above 300DPI. So what will nor fit on your displat may well fix on a laptop or tablet.
DPI is actual pixel size 100DPI pixels a 1/100" x 1/100" = 10,000 per square inch 300DIP 1/300"x 1/300" 90,000 px per sq inch.
The same number on pixels image on a 300dpi display is 9 time larger on a 100Dpi display. What may not fit one your low resolution display may fit on the same size high resolution display for the display displays more pixels then your display can.
If you resample that 300x200 web size image to back to a 3000x2000 pixel image for print you wind up with 6,0000,000 lower quality pixels.
Though the 300X200 pixels image was a high quality web size image much of the original 6,000,000 image quality was reduced in the 300x200 px image. Much of the detail you had in the original 6,000,000 pixels image was discarded in the process. The new 6,000,000 pixels image was made only from a 60,000pixel image they were not captures using a camera exposure. The camera had the actual real detail in front of it to capture. All the computer had were 300x200 pixels it has to add details for the larger image and it does by interpolating the 300x200px image.
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Copy to New Layer

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I'm sure we're all aware of this in Photoshop, but I've just come across a tutorial for Illustrator that assumes this also happens in this program.
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