If you’re like most people, you probably use After Effects to create videos, commercials, and other types of graphics. And if you’re like most people, you probably have a lot of layers. But sometimes it can be helpful to delete a layer or two. Here’s how to do it:

  1. Open the layer that you want to delete.
  2. Click the “eye” icon in the bottom-left corner of the layer’s thumbnail (or press “E”). This will open the Layer Properties dialog box.
  3. In the Layer Properties dialog box, click the “Delete” button next to the “Name” field (or press “Delete”). The layer will be deleted and its thumbnail will be replaced with an empty one. ..