How do I move layers using the Affinity Photo App

[uxdesignerwt]

I tried dragging the layers up and down. Is this a bug?

[Alfred]

Duplicate of this thread.

 

Which platform are you using (Windows, Mac or iPad)?

[toltec]

Works for me.

 

Here I just clicked on the layer "Rectangle" and dragged it to the bottom

 

Windows 1.52

 

[kaffeeundsalz]

I don't quite understand what you're trying to do. Do you want to change the order of the layers in the layers panel? Then, toltec is right – you just click and drag to arrange them in the desired order. You might want to familiarise yourself with layer masking and clipping to avoid unintended effects.

 

If instead you mean moving a layer to a different position on the canvas, you need to use the move tool from the toolbar. You can then drag the layer to the desired position in the image. Note that not all layers work this way. You can't e.g. move fill layers, adjustment layers and live filters.

[dutchshader]

Hope you find out soon, your post already has 3 layers

[uxdesignerwt]

It works fine on the mac. Its diffwrent on ipad

[uxdesignerwt]

It works fine on the mac. Its diffwrent on ipad

[MEB]

Hi uxdesignerwt,

On iPad tap and hold a layer until a thin blue line appears then drag the layer to the position you want in the layers hierarchy.

[dmstraker]

When dragging layers, where your mouse is horizontally changes where the dragged layer goes. There are three places it can go, which are signified by transparent blue bars as you are dragging.

• Keep the mouse to the left of the layer icons to drop the layer at the top level. A horizontal blue bar the width of the layer panel will appear. This is typically done with pixel layers (or adjustments that will affect everything below them).
• Drag onto the layer icon for masking or nesting. A small vertical blue bar will appear to the right of the icon. This is typically done with masks or adjustment layers.
• Drag it onto the name of the layer for clipping or nesting. A horizontal blue bar will appear that start under the name and goes across to the right This is typically done with shapes or adjustment layers.

A classic trap when dragging a pixel images is to drop it into a nested position, so it seems to disappear. Remember to keep the mouse to the left of layer icons when doing this kind of move.

 

For further help, I'd recommend watching the excellent official training videos. I've put notes about them here: https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/37281-notes-on-in-house-affinity-photo-video-tutorials/

[uxdesignerwt]

Ok. I got it. You have to hold the layer down before you drag it. You can't just drag it down.

 

Thank you,

[Arp_148]

On PC: put the cursor on the specific layers thumbnail image. Then move. 

If you put the cursor right to this and ttry to move the layer, the layer will only merge into a group with another layer.