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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

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## 📒<mark style="color:blue;">Layer Display Logic</mark>

* 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.
* <mark style="color:red;">Video layers are positioned below all other layers by default</mark> (except for background images and background colors) and cannot be moved.

👉<mark style="color:blue;">Related content：</mark> [#id-4.video-adaptation-special-requirements](../../../content-editor-creation-tips-center/common-creation-tips/creation-tips-adaptation#id-4.video-adaptation-special-requirements "mention")  [#basic-operation-of-canvas](../work-preview-area#basic-operation-of-canvas "mention")

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## 📒<mark style="color:blue;">**Operations Supported by Layers**</mark>

### 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.

👉<mark style="color:blue;">Related content：</mark> [#asset-grouping](../../../content-editor-creation-tips-center/common-creation-tips/creation-tips-assets#asset-grouping "mention")

#### 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

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* 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.

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#### 2)Ungroup layers

* Select the group of layers
* a.Right-click,select the "Ungroup" button to complete the ungrouping

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* b.Find the "Ungroup" button in the Quick Access Area,click to complete the ungrouping

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### 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_

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#### **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.

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### 4.Delete layers

* Select the layer to be deleted
* Right-click and click the "Delete Layer" button to delete the layer

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### 5.Lock/Unlock layers

* Hover your mouse over the layer that needs to be locked, and an unlock icon![](https://695199083-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F4PyzU9CRLR4XKbxmIEid%2Fuploads%2F1xi1naqUVC0yvTUzEiQ1%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=de67b822-19fc-4dc5-8552-212a5e0009b9) will appear
* Press the icon to lock, the icon![](https://695199083-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F4PyzU9CRLR4XKbxmIEid%2Fuploads%2FOhpt7TEr4GPnmuUlx4l0%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=193c43d6-2000-4847-83b1-03062fb0bd2f) switches to![](https://695199083-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F4PyzU9CRLR4XKbxmIEid%2Fuploads%2Fnb9hrLFp70WlB3sNnwBS%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=a1693900-f309-491b-9fb2-f9e8a32d993e)
* 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_

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### 6.Hide/Display layers

* Hover your mouse over the layer that needs to be hidden, and the icon <img src="https://695199083-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F4PyzU9CRLR4XKbxmIEid%2Fuploads%2FSH1fPySk6xsLEAmp7B32%2F0.png?alt=media" alt="" data-size="line"> for display status will appear
* Press the icon to hide it, and the icon <img src="https://695199083-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F4PyzU9CRLR4XKbxmIEid%2Fuploads%2Fq6SEJLpdMtjcOl25OLQn%2F1.png?alt=media" alt="" data-size="line"> switches to <img src="https://695199083-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F4PyzU9CRLR4XKbxmIEid%2Fuploads%2FCYpow3D19kyufTS46I3i%2F2.png?alt=media" alt="" data-size="line">
* 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)_

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### 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.

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### 8.Animation Icon

* By default, layers have no animation, and the icon displays as ![](https://695199083-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F4PyzU9CRLR4XKbxmIEid%2Fuploads%2FnDMQNcN1YkkaRClCGyOc%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=7c7a1ae9-875c-46a1-97fd-7c94416b1c6e)
* Once an animation is added to the layer, the icon will automatically highlight as ![](https://695199083-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F4PyzU9CRLR4XKbxmIEid%2Fuploads%2FOMCxtnZEFaDltj0seJjE%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=fef44718-f049-4c8a-b9a8-f90a74e13f12).  Clicking the icon will quickly switch you to the layer’s “Animation” settings panel for easy viewing and adjustments.

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### 9.Events Icon

* By default, layers have no event, and the icon displays as ![](https://695199083-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F4PyzU9CRLR4XKbxmIEid%2Fuploads%2FXw3qf2YZ5JulrfD13YYE%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=bece4901-e419-4c18-8036-94638f14e3ce)
* Once events is added to the layer, the icon will automatically highlight as ![](https://695199083-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F4PyzU9CRLR4XKbxmIEid%2Fuploads%2FFP35dbpiYZtT8IspePPW%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=0f623e19-d561-4631-b589-0e0654f20cb7).  Clicking the icon will quickly switch you to the layer’s “Event” settings panel for easy viewing and adjustments.

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