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title: "Adding a Layer in Handset Designer"
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# Adding a Layer in Handset Designer

You can easily add and configure properties for new layers.

To add a layer:

1. Click the **Handset Designer** tab, then click the **Layers Table** button in **CAD Tools** group. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/d463c267-97b8-452e-b2b5-df62396f2d77.png) The *Layer* *Properties* dialog appears.
2. Click **New**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-2F4X5JMS.png) The *New Layer* dialog appears.
3. Click in the text field and enter the name of the new layer. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-P8BHAKNY.png)
4. Click **OK**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-V3FK8LWZ.png) The new layer appears in the list of layers. By default the **Visible**, **Print, Snap** and **Glue** checkboxes are checked. As necessary,
  1. Click the **Active** checkbox
  2. Click the **Lock** checkbox.
  3. Click the **Color** checkbox.
  4. Click the arrow on the **Layer color** dropdown and select a layer color. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-CW2NA9FU.png)
5. Click **OK**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-0BU4KEFN.png)