The Gm Layer how do i use it

I know that Roll20 has the Gm layer. my question is lets say i have a dungeon with Traps and treasure chests, and hidden clues Can i make notations directly on the map on the treasure chest or trap or what have you . also like being able to list treasure chest contents and stuff, and if so will it be hidden from my players. and lastly HOW do i do this..?

Yes. Just switch to the GM layer. Only you as the GM can see this information. The cool thing is that you can create anything you want on the GM layer and when you want, right-click the item and send it to the map or token layer. So use the GM-layer for all kinds of stuff, Notes, traps, monsters, treasure, you name it. Reveal it to your players whenever you like by sending it to the map or token layers or keep it all secret.

Also, tokens, handouts and character journals(sheets), all have GM only areas. So GM's can place all kinds of info in those areas that only the GM can see. Also, use the Seen by, and Edit by options on things to decide what players can see\edit and what they can't. Very cool.

Hmm. i dont know how to do that but ill try it

Tokens that you place on the GM layer are invisible to players and have a transparent effect to the GM. Typically, you'd place something on the GM layer, then move it to the token layer (via the right-click menu) when you want the players to see it. While you can use the text tool to put text on the map, I find it's best to put it in the "GM Notes" section of the token info sheet (which you get to by double-clicking the token). You can switch layers via the toolbar on the left of the screen. Tokens will be created on your current layer by default (and you can only interact with tokens on your current layer), but they can be moved to other layers via the right-click menu. Edit: Hmm, apparently typing while eating means that lots of answers arrive before I hit "Submit"

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Yea i need to see some examples of The Gm layer saw a tutorial on a guy showing how he hid some boulders from his players. Me im wanting to do some notation, but what i managed kinda sucked..

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One example: My group just arrived at a town, and I had an abstract map of the town set up (colored squares and rectangles for wards/sections, lines for walls and roads) and I used the GM layer to set out the legend (Stuff like 1 - The Palatial Inn), and number markers for Points of Interest, and as the PCs learn where things are I move the text fields to the map layer.