A collage in FotoFusion is composed of five different layers.
 
Consult the next section on Using the Tree for an alternative way to navigate through your project.(Extreme version only)

The Layer Editor
To open the Layer editor, click on Tools on the menu bar, and select Layers... from the list of options.

The layer editor will appear:

This editor helps you simplify working with dense collages, You can move elements to particular layers, then 'turn off' the layer so you cannot accidentally select, move or resize the element.

What the Layers Do
 
Overlay - empty by default. Useful for holding semi-transparent images which need to "float" over the rest your work, or guidelines to be turned off before printing or rendering.
 
Template -- empty by default. You can send empty frames to this layer to act as guidelines (to be turned off before printing or rendering) or lock off upper layer elements which you do not want to be moved while composing the rest of your images.
 
Text-- all text is added by default on this layer.
 
Collage -- all frames (ie new images dropped on the canvas) are added by default onto this layer.
 
Canvas -- the background image (which is just a very large frame covering the area) is placed by default on this layer.
 

Turning layers on and off
Click the checkbox beside the layer name to toggle the layers on and off.
This will have the following effects:

Making layers semi-transparent
Making a layer 'see through' is useful for

 
Protecting layers
Protecting a layer turns off interaction with the mouse; you cannot select, move, resize, or otherwise edit frames on protected layers.
 

Moving frames to different layers
To move a frame to a different layer, right-mouse-down on that frame and choose 'Move to Layer' from the resulting pop-up menu.