# How to lock and hide layers in Orshot Studio

> Hide a layer to keep it out of the render, or lock it so it can't be moved by accident — both from the Layers panel

- **URL**: https://orshot.com/help/lock-and-hide-layers

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Both controls live in the **Layers** panel on the right: **hide** a layer to keep it in your template but out of the render, and **lock** it so it can't be selected or moved by accident. Open the panel with the **Layers** tab.

## 1. Hide a layer

Click the **eye** next to any layer to hide it.

![The eye control next to a layer in the Layers panel](https://orshot.com/help/studio/lock-hide-1-eye.webp)

## 2. What hiding does

The layer dims in the panel and disappears from the canvas — it stays in your template but is left out of every render. Click the eye again (now a slash) to bring it back.

![A hidden layer dimmed in the panel and gone from the canvas](https://orshot.com/help/studio/lock-hide-2-hidden.webp)

## 3. Lock a layer

Click the **lock** to protect a layer. A locked layer can't be selected or moved on the canvas — useful for backgrounds you keep nudging by mistake. Since you can no longer click it on the canvas, **unlock it from the same spot** in the **Layers** panel.

![The lock control next to a layer in the Layers panel](https://orshot.com/help/studio/lock-hide-3-lock.webp)

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