# Importing changes layer name?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-changes-layer-name/328656>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 3, 2012, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-changes-layer-name/328656 "2012-06-03T21:30:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![thedark\_master](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eb8c5e/32.png) [@thedark\_master](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thedark_master)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-changes-layer-name/328656/1 "2012-06-03T21:30:55Z")

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When we import or paste an element from Illustrator to Flash, the layer name changes. It could change to 2 things, either the same name as the layer in Illustrator if “Maintain Layers” is checked, or some generic name like “flash0.ai”.

Well what if I want to keep the exact same layer name I had in Flash? Is that possible?