Jump / Move Multiple sub-layers onto a New Layer

[paul knight]

Hi

When I make a selection with the black arrow over multiple objects (all of which as sub-layers), is there anyway of making this selection of sublayers a new layer? At the moment I'm moving them individually to a new layer - I'm thinking there must be a more efficient way of doing this?

Here is an example - I'll like all of the sublayers (highlighted with the red arrow) which are marked yellow in the layers panel to be moved or jumped to their own layer.

Thanks in advance for any help / ideas.

Paul.

[Doug A Roberts]

sure.

[Monika Gause]

Collect in new layer won't work as expected.

Maybe first group these items and then move the group into a new layer.

[Monika Gause · Accepted solution]

And to add to my answer: move this little selection indicator from the current layer to a new layer.

[paul knight]

It was moving the small selection indicator I needed. Lovely. 

Thanks as ever Monika you're a legend.

Paul.

[Doug A Roberts]

sorry, i misread there, that won't do quite what you want -- it'll make a layer from a selection in the layers panel, not selected objects.

[paul knight]

No problem Doug - that is good to know for other use cases as well.

Paul.

[Monika Gause]

You're welcome.

Glad this could solve it.

[Kurt Gold]

Another recommendable way:

Make sure that "Paste Remembers Layers" is turned off in the Layers palette menu. Then select the objects on the scratch area, hit Cmd-X (Cut), hit Cmd-L (New Layer), hit Cmd-F (Paste in Front).