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# How do I show or hide layers?

Toggle each Layer's visibility with its **eye icon** in the Layers sidebar — closed eye = hidden, open eye = visible. To toggle every Layer at once, use **Show All** or **Hide All** from the 3-dot menu.

|| 📝 NOTE: Show/Hide All Layers is an [Industry Pro](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/what-is-scriptation-industry-pro-1jfjecg/) feature.

Start by tapping the **Layers** icon on the Top Toolbar:

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/6/0/8/1/60818aeea8717000/toptoolbarlayerspng_1owsr4h.png =500x98)

| ✅ TIP: If the **Layers** icon isn't showing in the Top Toolbar, touch or click the plus sign on the right side to show additional icons. To pin it permanently, see [Customizing the Top Toolbar](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/more-icons-and-customizing-the-top-toolbar-v1u97a/).

You'll see every Layer in the document. Layers with a **closed-eye icon** are hidden; Layers with an **open-eye icon** are visible:

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/6/0/8/1/60818aeea8717000/layersshowhidepng_1dd3hkv.png =300x211)

Tap a Layer with the closed-eye icon to make it visible, and a Layer with the open-eye icon to hide it.

To show or hide all Layers at once, tap the **3-dot menu** at the top right of the Layers sidebar:

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/6/0/8/1/60818aeea8717000/layersmenushowhidepng_17hjeiv.png =300x276)

### Active vs. background Layers

The Layer with the **pencil icon** is the **active** Layer — it's the only one whose annotations can be edited. Annotations on the active Layer appear fully colored; annotations on background (visible-but-not-active) Layers appear faded:

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/6/0/8/1/60818aeea8717000/layersactivepng_fa3eeh.png =300x211)

To make a different Layer active, tap it in the sidebar, then tap the script page.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/6/0/8/1/60818aeea8717000/layersactivatepng_jqnbpj.png =300x211)

| ✅ TIP: For details on adjusting how faded the background Layers appear, see [How do I change the opacity of background layers?](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/how-do-i-change-the-opacity-of-background-layers-10a5ad3/)

# What's Next

[What are Layers, and how do I use them?](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/what-are-layers-and-how-do-i-use-them-1ozes9v/)
[What are Live Layers, and how do I get set up?](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/what-are-live-layers-and-how-do-i-get-set-up-1fowibn/)
[How to Share Layers with Export](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/how-to-share-layers-with-export-14uqv6c/)