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8. Layers

How ProShow Works with Images

The best way to understand how ProShow works on a fundamental level, is
to begin with the concept of layers. In ProShow, when you add any image
or video to a slide, that content becomes a layer as soon as it’s added.

Every Image or Video is a Layer

It’s easiest to think of a layer as a “container” for your images or video. When
you add a picture to your slide, ProShow puts it inside a container that fits
the image and makes that part of the slide.
This “container” that makes up the layer is what gives you the ability to
make all kinds of changes to the image. Because it’s a layer, you can move it
around, change the size, edit the appearance and more. This “container” is
just hypothetical. You can’t actually see something that acts as a holder for
the image; you just see the image on the slide. Thinking of a layer in this
way can help understand what it does, though.

Layers Stack

ProShow gives you the ability to include an unlimited number of layers on a
single slide. Each of these layers stacks one on top of the other. You can
think of this just as you would a cake or a deck of cards.
Consider the card analogy. Each card has an image on the front of it. If you
have the cards perfectly stacked on top of one another, you can only see
the topmost card.