Adobe 23101335 User Guide - Page 247

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 6.0 237 User Guide To load contours from the Contour Editor dialog box: Click the contour in the Layer Style dialog box, and in the Contour Editor dialog box, choose Load. Go to the folder where the contour library you want to load is located and click Open. To delete a contour in the Contour Editor dialog box: Click the inverted arrow ( ) next to the currently selected contour to view the pop-up palette. Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS), and click the contour you want to delete. In the Layers palette, both the layer mask and layer clipping path appear as an additional thumbnail to the right of the layer thumbnail. For the layer mask, this thumbnail represents the grayscale (alpha) channel created when you add the layer mask. (See "Storing masks in alpha channels" on page 199.) The layer clipping path represents the path that clips out the contents of the layer. Hiding portions of a layer You can create a layer mask to control how different areas within a layer or layer set are hidden and revealed. By making changes to the layer mask, you can apply a variety of special effects to the layer without actually affecting the pixels on that layer. You can then apply the mask and make the changes permanent or remove the mask without applying the changes. You can save all layer masks with a layered document. Another way to control how areas of a layer are revealed or hidden is to use a layer clipping path, which creates a sharp-edged mask. You can use both a layer mask and a layer clipping path on a single layer or layer set. A layer mask is resolutiondependent and is created with the painting or selection tools; a layer clipping path is resolutionindependent and is created with the pen or shape tools. B A C D E F A. Layer mask selected B. Layer mask link icon C. Layer mask D. Layer clipping path E. Layer clipping path link icon F. New Layer Mask