Constraints tell how layers/elements should respond when you resize their frames. This helps you to control how designs look across different screen sizes and devices. There are Horizontal and vertical constraints. Horizontal constraints define how a layer behaves, as you resize the frame along the x axis. Left maintains the layer’s position, relative to the left […]
Category: Layers
Group Elements
With BannerNow, you can easily group elements on a canvas and animate them together, or animate each element individually at the same time, creating dynamic and visually appealing animations. How to do that? Please watch the video below.
Clipping masks
Masks allow you to show specific portions of other layers. They come in handy when wanting to crop images or limit the visibility of other objects within your ad design. Let’s first create a simple animation with 2 texts that appear “from left”. As you can see the text is overlapping the white vertical line. We […]
Organize Layers
Organizing layers can help you find design elements easier as you create. Notice each layer displays an icon indicating the type of content on the layer — such as a T for a type layer, or an image icon for an image layer. To add a folder click on the icon as shown in the […]
Rename Layer
As you add layers to a banner template, it’s helpful to give them names that reflect their content. Descriptive names make layers easy to identify in the Layers panel. Double-click the layer name in the Layers panel and enter a new name. Press Enter.
Reordering Layers
Reorder Layers on Timeline Whenever a new element is added to the stage it automatically receives the highest order number – meaning it will be placed above all other elements on the z-axis (if element A has a higher-order number than element B then A will cover up B). Layers can be used to control any elements’ order. To reorder layers drag them Up or Down using the mouse. […]