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Distributing objects to layers

To distribute objects to layers, you select the objects in one or more layers and choose Distribute to Layers from the Modify menu or from the context menu.

To tween distributed objects, follow the procedure in Tweening instances, groups, and type or Tweening shapes.

To distribute objects to layers:

1 | Select the objects that you want to distribute to layers. The objects can be in a single layer, or in several layers, including noncontiguous layers.
2 | Do one of the following:
| Choose Modify > Distribute to Layers.
| Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) one of the selected objects and choose Distribute to Layers from the context menu.