Changing Layer Properties
The Layer Properties dialog box gives you control over the layer's name and its identifying color, two very important control items. For example, if you're working on a 20 layer document, and you're not naming the layers, after a while you'll loose track of what each layer contains. When you name the layers, you have a visual identifier of the information contained with that specific layer (assuming you name the layer correctly). In addition, you can use the colorize option to apply a color to a specific group of layerscoloring all the type layers red, for example. Layer properties may not seem like much, but they go a long way to helping you organize a complex, multi-layered document.

Change Layer Properties
Select the Layers palette.
Click the Layers Options button, and then click Layer Properties .TIMESAVER
Hold down the Alt (Win) or Option (Mac) key and double-click a layer name to open Layer Properties.Change the name of the layer.
Click the Color list arrow, and then click a layer color.
Click OK .