Cant move items between layers CS6

It appears in Illustrator CS6 you can now copy/paste items into a new layer. i.e.

1. Select the items that are on the wrong layer.
2. Cut the items.
3. Select the layer you want items to go in the layers palette.
4. Paste in place (to keep the same location on the page).

I'm pretty sure this didn't use to work in older versions. Coming from Freehand it was frustrating to find it didn't work this way, so I'm glad it does now. It does have the advantage you can select multiple things from multiple different layers, and they'll end up on one layer.

I'm having the same problem. Just downloaded v6 a couple days ago and this has been driving me nuts. I, too, hate sublayers. So now I can't work the way I like best--ugh.

A small, but not ideal, workaround is that I select the item I want to move to a different layer, copy and cut, then select the layer in the layers panel that I WANT it to be in, then paste. It moves it to the layer, but unfortunately it doesn't past the item directly where you had it--you end up having to drag it back to where you want it placed in your design. Not bad if you are working on somelthing simple, but something more elaborate, I imagine, would be a pain in the *beep*.

Thanks for everyone's input--I thought I was going crazy.

Leona

The dot icon controls the appearance options for the objects in a layer (drop shadows, fill, opacity). In order to move objects between layers first select those objects and then click and drag the colored square (located to the right of the circle) to the new layer.

Hope this helps.

Michael

They changed the way the panel works with cs6.  You should still be able to move individual objects by grabbing the dot and moving it.  If you want to move multiple objects within the layers panel, you have to select and grab them to the left of the circle, around their name.