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# Basic Layer Operations

Once you have layers in your Fater project (primarily in the **Image Editor**), you'll perform various operations on them using the **Layers Tab** in the Right Sidebar. Each layer item in this tab provides controls for these basic actions.

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### Accessing Layer Controls

For a given layer, you'll find action buttons directly on its item in the Layers Tab list. More options might be available via a right-click context menu or the "More Options" (⋯) button.

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### Common Layer Operations:

1. **Renaming Layers:**
   * **How:** Click on the layer's name in the Layers Tab. It should become an editable text field.
   * **Action:** Type the new name and press Enter or click outside the field to confirm.
   * **Tip:** Give your layers descriptive names (e.g., "Background Mountains," "Product Reflection," "Edges Map") to keep your project organized.
2. **Toggling Layer Visibility (`Eye` / `EyeOff` icon 👁️ / 👁️‍🗨️):**
   * **How:** Click the Eye icon on the layer item.
   * **Action:** Toggles the layer's visibility on the main canvas. Hidden layers are not deleted, just not rendered.
   * **Shift+Click:** Holding Shift while clicking the Eye icon will often **isolate** that layer (making only it visible and all others hidden) or toggle all other layers' visibility based on the clicked layer's new state.
3. **Locking and Unlocking Layers (`Lock` / `Unlock` icon 🔒 / 🔓):**
   * **How:** Click the Lock/Unlock icon on the layer item.
   * **Action:**
     * **Locked:** Prevents the layer from being moved and scaled.
     * **Unlocked:** Allows the layer to be moved and scaled.
   * **Use Case:** Lock layers to prevent accidental changes once they are finalized or positioned correctly.
4. **Duplicating Layers (`CopyPlus` icon ✨):**
   * **How:** Select one or more layers, then click the Duplicate icon (or find "Duplicate" in the context menu) on one of the selected layer items.
   * **Action:** Creates an exact copy of the selected layer(s) directly above the original(s) in the layer stack. Duplicated layers usually get a sequential number added to their name (e.g., "Layer 1" becomes "Layer 1 2").
5. **Deleting Layers (`X` icon / `Trash2` icon 🗑️):**
   * **How:**
     * Select one or more layers.
     * Click the `X` icon (often appears on hover on the layer item) or a `Trash2` icon in a context menu/toolbar.
   * **Action:** Removes the selected layer(s) from your project. This action is permanent.
6. **Reordering Layers (Stacking Order):**
   * **How:** In the Layers Tab list, click and **drag a layer item** up or down.
   * **Action:** Changes its position in the layer stack. Layers higher in the list appear in front of layers lower in the list on the canvas.
   * *(See* [The Layer Stack](/fater-ai-docs/the-layer-stack.md) *for more details).*
7. **Adjusting Layer Opacity (`Contrast` icon 🌓):**
   * **How:** Click the Opacity icon on the layer item.
   * **Action:** This toggles the layer's opacity between full (100%) and a lower value (50%). Lower opacity makes the layer semi-transparent, allowing underlying layers to show through.

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Layer Opacity only affect the UI display and is ignored when merging layers or launching generations.
{% endhint %}