: In Illustrator the Layers panel Options for Selected contains no color assignment. I see that others have more options for the Layers Panel, such as the ability to change color. My layers panel

@Murray976

Illustrator's Layers Panel name is a bit misleading. It's really a Layers and Object panel - it shows layers, sublayers, and can also show all objects within a layer (if the panel options are set accordingly). The options available depend greatly upon what you have highlighted in the panel when choosing the options.

For example:

If you have an object highlighted, in this case a Path


Note the menu reads Options for "<Path>"...

You get this dialog showing a name, show, and lock options.



However, if you highlight the Layer rather than the object


Note the menu reads Options for "Layer 1".

You get the layer options with color and other possible settings.



It would seem you are choosing options when you have an object highlighted rather than a layer.

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