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If you are using the latest version of VideoScribe click here to read the [Hide element](https://help.videoscribe.co/knowledge/image-settings?hsLang=en#Hide-elements) section of the 'Image settings' article. **Step 1. Select the element to be hidden** - To hide an element, select it in the timeline and click the eye icon **(A)**. ![](https://help.videoscribe.co/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/s3.amazonaws.comcdn.freshdesk.comdatahelpdeskattachmentsproduction11035216659original9a3r8JqusQg-ANtwGu1LOm_f_CcO9kGfPw.png) - The image will disappear from the canvas and the thumbnail will go blank. The eye icon will appear with a cross through it **(B)** on the timeline thumbnail when an element is hidden. - If you have multiple hidden images and you want them to reappear on your canvas, select the double eye icon **(C)** in the far right of the timeline. ![](https://help.videoscribe.co/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/s3.amazonaws.comcdn.freshdesk.comdatahelpdeskattachmentsproduction11035217001originalkXmxvubQH_3ae7yx8XT0-NdKsE8ID7WipQ.png) - You can hide as many elements as you want but they will need to be hidden one at a time. - You can edit the properties of a hidden element and it will remain hidden. - If you preview or render your scribe, all hidden elements will become visible again. - If you would like to remove an element from the canvas after it has been drawn see [Creating an eraser effect](https://help.videoscribe.co/knowledge/erase-an-object?hsLang=en).![](https://help.videoscribe.co/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/help.videoscribe.cosupportsolutionsarticles1000075775-hide-elements-in-the-timelinehit.gif) - 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