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# Layer Area
A scene is composed of stacked assets, and each asset is a layer.
The layer area displays the content and types of all assets in **the current scene**. Generally speaking, we divide these assets into the following three types：
* General assets: including images, text, sequence, spine, particles,interactive area, and group
* Video assets: Video
* Audio assets: including background music and sound effects
Layer Area
## 📒Layer Display Logic
* The sorting logic of the layer area is consistent with the display logic of the canvas, with the top layer elements displayed at the top level of the canvas.
* Layer module sorting (from top to bottom): General assets>>Video assets>>Audio assets.
* Video layers are positioned below all other layers by default (except for background images and background colors) and cannot be moved.
👉Related content： [/pages/o1KAnWpV1cChic9HaAej#id-4.video-adaptation-special-requirements](https://doc.playturbo.com/playable-tools-content-editor/content-editor-user-guide/editing-page-module-intro/pages/o1KAnWpV1cChic9HaAej#id-4.video-adaptation-special-requirements "mention") [Work Preview Area](/playable-tools-content-editor/content-editor-user-guide/editing-page-module-intro/work-preview-area.md#basic-operation-of-canvas)
## 📒**Operations Supported by Layers**
### 1.Adjust the order of layers
#### **1)Method 1**
* Drag and drop layers in the layer panel to adjust the order
* You can use the drag and drop method to move the layers of the "General assets" section
* Video assets and audio assets cannot be dragged and adjusted
#### **2)Method 2**
* In the layers panel, click to select the layer whose order needs to be adjusted
* Click the layer order icon in the Quick Access Area to adjust its order
* You can change the layer order by using shortcuts in four ways: Put on top/Put on the bottom/move up one layer/move down one layer
### 2.Group/Ungroup layers
After grouping multiple elements, you can uniformly change the position and size of elements within the group, or add animation events to the group.
👉Related content： [Creation Tips - Assets](/playable-tools-content-editor/content-editor-creation-tips-center/common-creation-tips/creation-tips-assets.md#asset-grouping)
#### 1)Group layers
* To group a single layer, you can directly select the layer and click the group button
* To group multiple layers, hold down the Ctrl key, select multiple layers, and then click the group button
 
* When no layers are selected, clicking the group button will create a default square-centered group layer. At this point, you can customize and edit the group's position and size. After editing, simply drag the desired assets into the group.
#### 2)Ungroup layers
* Select the group of layers
* a.Right-click,select the "Ungroup" button to complete the ungrouping
* b.Find the "Ungroup" button in the Quick Access Area,click to complete the ungrouping
### 3.Duplicate/Paste layers
#### **1)Method 1**
* Select the layer to be duplicated
* Right-click and select the "Duplicated layer" button
* Right-click and select the "Paste Layer" button to complete the duplicate and paste of the layer
* *The name defaults to "ORIGINAL NAME\_copy"*
* *Only support duplicate and paste of the layer itself*
#### **2)Method 2**
* Select the layer to be duplicated
* Click the copy button in the Quick Access Area
* Click the paste button in the Quick Access Area
* Select the paste option to complete the quick copy and paste of the layer
* There are four paste options: You can quick paste layer format only/Only paste the alignment and size of the layer/Paste the layer animation only/Paste layer events only/Paste layer itself.
### 4.Delete layers
* Select the layer to be deleted
* Right-click and click the "Delete Layer" button to delete the layer
### 5.Lock/Unlock layers
* Hover your mouse over the layer that needs to be locked, and an unlock icon will appear
* Press the icon to lock, the icon switches to
* Hover your mouse over the locked layer and press the locked icon to unlock the layer
* *Assets are not locked by default.When the asset is locked, the layer cannot be selected in the canvas*
* *Applicable situation of locking: assets that exist in multiple scenes at the same time and whose position and size do not need to be adjusted again*
### 6.Hide/Display layers
* Hover your mouse over the layer that needs to be hidden, and the icon for display status will appear
* Press the icon to hide it, and the icon switches to
* Hover your mouse over the hidden layer and click the icon for hidden status to set the layer to display state
* *Assets are displayed by default*
* *When the asset is hidden, the layer will not be displayed in the canvas, and the hidden layer can be made to display through the event setting (e.g. a ribbon salute appears after double-clicking)*
### 7.Layer Color
* Select a layer and right-click to set a color for the layer.
* This feature is mainly used for categorizing layers when there are many layers and events, making it easier to find and edit them.
### 8.Animation Icon
* By default, layers have no animation, and the icon displays as 
* Once an animation is added to the layer, the icon will automatically highlight as . Clicking the icon will quickly switch you to the layer’s “Animation” settings panel for easy viewing and adjustments.
### 9.Events Icon
* By default, layers have no event, and the icon displays as 
* Once events is added to the layer, the icon will automatically highlight as . Clicking the icon will quickly switch you to the layer’s “Event” settings panel for easy viewing and adjustments.