Sometimes you may need to transfer artwork onto multiple artboards or files. Ie: if you are doing a line of packages where the design remains the same but colors change.
Normally, when you paste the artwork onto a new file all of your layers will combine into one. There is an easy way to keep your layers when copying to multiple files.
- Open an illustrator file that uses multiple layers.
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Step 2
Open your layers palette.
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Step 3
Click on the layer options (the little arrow and three lines on the top right of the layer pallette).
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Step 4
Near the bottom of the option list click on “Paste Remembers Layers”
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Step 5
Now, when you paste your artwork into your next file your layers will be retained exactly as is.
This is very helpful when you are working with die-lines or templates that only require you to change colors or switch out images but keep the rest of the design exactly the same.