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Name and lock a layer

The gradient shape appears on Layer 1 in the Timeline, currently the only layer in your document. In preparation for adding and moving additional objects on the Stage, you'll rename and lock the layer. In the next section of the tutorial, you'll create a new layer.

As you learned in the Understanding Layers lesson, by locking the layer, you ensure that you or other users don't make inadvertent changes to objects on the layer.

1 | In the Timeline, double-click the Layer 1 name and type Background to rename the layer.
2 | Click away from the layer name, then click the padlock icon to lock the layer.