# How to link to a page or layer in Orshot Studio

> Copy a link that opens a template on a specific page with a specific layer selected, for your team or as a public link

- **URL**: https://orshot.com/help/link-to-a-page-or-layer

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Every page and every layer in a template has its own link. Open it and Studio shows that page with that layer already selected. It's handy for review notes ("the subtitle on page 3 needs a fix"), support replies and handoffs.

## 1. Copy a link to a layer

Right-click the layer on the canvas or in the **Layers** panel, open **Copy**, then choose **Copy link to layer**. This works for one layer at a time.

## 2. Copy a link to a page

In the **Pages** panel, right-click the page (or open its menu) and choose **Copy link to page**.

A link needs a saved template. If yours hasn't been saved yet, or has unsaved edits, Studio saves it and then copies the link.

## 3. Choose who can open it

- **Copy link** opens for signed-in members of your workspace.
- **Copy public link** opens for anyone. It uses the template's public sharing, so if sharing is off Studio asks before turning it on: the whole template becomes viewable by anyone with the link.

Public links open the template in Play Mode, the full editor where nothing a visitor changes is saved. **File** → **Share this template** shows whether sharing is **On** or **Off**, and you can turn it off there at any time.

## 4. What happens if the page or layer is deleted later

The template still opens as usual. Workspace members see a short notice, and public links open without one. On a template you can only view, the link opens the layer's page without selecting it.

## Build a link by hand

You can also add these to any Studio template link yourself:

| Parameter   | Value                                    | What it does                              |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| `pageIndex` | Page number, starting at 1               | Opens that page                           |
| `pageId`    | A page's ID                              | Opens that page. Wins over `pageIndex`    |
| `layerId`   | A layer's ID or its dynamic parameter ID | Selects that layer and opens its styles   |

`layerId` alone finds the page that holds the layer. With `pageIndex` or `pageId`, the layer is looked up on that page. `page3@subtitle` names the page and the parameter together, the same key format the render API uses for multi-page templates.

`pageIndex`, `pageId` and `layerId` always mean "open this page or layer". If your template has a dynamic parameter with one of these names, fill it from a link with its page-prefixed key, such as `page2@pageIndex=...`.

## Related

- **[Multi-page templates](https://orshot.com/help/multi-page-templates)**: Add, reorder and manage the pages of a template
- **[Sharing templates](https://orshot.com/docs/orshot-studio/sharing-templates)**: Public links, embeds and sharing modes
- **[Open an embed on a page or layer](https://orshot.com/docs/orshot-embed/controlling-embed#opening-on-a-page-or-layer)**: The same parameters and a control message for Orshot Embed