# Defining an Element’s Layering Order

To make an element appear in front of or behind all the elements in your scene, you can tag that element as either a Foreground or Background element.

For example, if you have a background image, you can tag the element as a Background element and Toon Boom Studio will always place it behind all the other elements, even if another element’s Front/Back position places it behind the background element.

To select the element type:

1. Select an element in either the View windows or the Timeline window.

2. Select the element type from the Type drop-list in the Properties window (select Window > Show Properties to display this window). You have the following choices:

- Normal (default): the layer order is determined by the order of the elements in the Timeline window and its Front/Back position.
- Foreground: this type of element will always appear in front of other elements no matter what their Front/Back position is.
- Background: this type of element will always appear behind other elements no matter what their Front/Back position is.

When you have two or more Foreground/Background elements, their order in the Timeline window determines their final layer order.

See Also
Selecting Elements
Changing the NS/EW Position of an Element
Changing the FB Position of an Element