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Merging layers

To streamline your artwork, you can merge layers. Merging layers combines the contents of all selected layers onto one layer.

As a final step, you'll combine some of the artwork from the Details.ai file with your other layers.

1.	In the Layers palette, click the Numbers layer to select it, and then Shift-click to select the Hands layer. Notice the current layer indicator () shows the last selected layer as the active layer. The last layer you select will determine the name and color for the merged layer.
2.	Choose Merge Selected from the Layers palette menu to merge both layers into one layer called Hands. The objects on the merged ...