Adobe 13101332 User Guide - Page 289

Adobe Photoshop Help Using Help | Contents | Index Using Layers Back 289 To create a new document from a layer or layer set (Photoshop): 1 Select a layer or layer set in the Layers palette. 2 Choose Duplicate Layer or Duplicate Layer Set from the Layers menu or the Layers palette menu. 3 Choose New from the document pop-up menu, and click OK. Changing the stacking order of layers The stacking order in the Layers palette determines whether the content of a layer or layer set appears in front of or behind other elements in the image. To change the order of layers and layer sets: Do one of the following: • Drag the layer or layer set up or down in the Layers palette. Release the mouse button when the highlighted line appears where you want to place the layer or layer set. • To move a layer into a layer set, drag a layer to the layer set folder .The layer is placed at the bottom of the layer set. • Select a layer or layer set, choose Layer > Arrange, and choose a command from the submenu. If the selected item is in a layer set, the command applies to the stacking order within the layer set. If the selected item is not in a layer set, the command applies to the stacking order within the Layers palette. Note: By definition, the background layer is always at the bottom of the stacking order. Therefore, the Send to Back command places the selected item directly above the background layer. (See "About the background layer" on page 285.) Linking layers By linking two or more layers or layer sets, you can move their contents together. You can also copy, paste, align, merge, apply transformations to, and create clipping groups from linked layers. To link layers: 1 Select a layer or layer set in the Layers palette. 2 Click in the column immediately to the left of any layers you want to link to the selected layer. A link icon appears in the column. To unlink layers: In the Layers palette, click the link icons to remove them. Repositioning the contents of layers You can reposition the contents of layers and layer sets using the move tool. (See "Moving selections and layers within an image" on page 167.) You can also align and distribute the contents of layers using commands in the Layers menu. Note: The align and distribute commands affect only those layers that contain pixels of greater than 50% opacity. Using Help | Contents | Index Back 289