Layers: reorder, hide, lock and rename
Layers lists everything on the picture, top first. Reorder with ⌘] and ⌘[, duplicate, rename, hide or lock any of them.
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Where to find it
- Screenshot editor
- Pro
- Layers
- ⌘]
- Bring forward
- ⌘[
- Send back
- ⌫
- Delete what is selected
- Esc
- Deselect
- Double-click a layer’s name to rename it.
- Duplicate makes a copy.
- The eye hides a layer, and the lock stops the pointer finding it, so you can work on what is under it.
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Add arrows, text, shapes and iconsPick a tool from the bar under the picture, then click or drag on it: text, an arrow, a rectangle, an ellipse or a star, a numbered step, an icon or an image.Numbered steps on a screenshotDrop numbered badges on the parts that matter. When you reorder them, the numbers follow, so you never renumber by hand.
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