You can set things as presets,(formulae, colorings, transforms) I have lots of them. To do this for layers, choose a layer that you want to set up. Name the layer something descriptive (purple shimmer, wavy frame, etc). Highlight it. On the Fractal Properties menu, RIGHT click on the + (add) sign. You will get a popup menu. Cursor to the bottom and Left click on 'define'. Another menu pops up. Select Add Current. Then you can move it up or down in the list as you want, and click OK. Now any time you want to add that layer, just right click on the + Add button and the list pops up. This is terrific for textures and frames particularly, as well as effects like stars, etc. Hope that helps.

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