Adobe 23101335 User Guide - Page 257
Merging layers, Choose Layer > Merge Down or Layer > Merge
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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 6.0 247 User Guide Merging layers Merging layers, layer sets, layer clipping paths, clipping groups, linked layers, or adjustment layers combines several layers into one and keeps file size manageable. When you've finalized the characteristics and positioning of a layer's contents, you can merge the layer with one or more layers to create partial versions of your composite image. The intersection of all transparent areas in the merged layers remains transparent. In addition to merging layers, you can stamp layers, which allows you to merge the contents of more than one layer into a target layer, while leaving the other layers intact. Typically, the selected layer will stamp down to the layer below it. To merge a layer with the layer below it: 1 Make sure that the two layers or layer sets you want to merge are visible. Select the top layer or layer set of the pair in the Layers palette. 2 Choose Layer > Merge Down or Layer > Merge Layer Set. To merge all visible linked layers: 1 Make visible all layers or layer sets you want to merge, and link them together. (See "Linking layers" on page 209.) 2 Choose Layer > Merge Linked or choose Merged Linked from the Layers palette menu. To merge a clipping group: 1 Make visible all the layers in the group that you want to merge (any hidden layers in the group are discarded when you merge). 2 Select the base layer in the group. 3 Choose Layer > Merge Group, or choose Merge Group from the Layers palette menu. To merge all the visible layers in an image: 1 Hide any layers or layer sets you do not want to merge. Make sure that no layers are linked. 2 Choose Layer > Merge Visible, or choose Merge Visible from the Layers palette menu. To merge all visible layers into a new layer and create a new empty layer, hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS), and choose Layer > Merge Visible. The original layers remain intact. To stamp a layer or linked layers: 1 Make sure that the two layers or linked layers you want to merge are visible. Select the top layer of the pair. 2 Press Ctrl+Alt+E (Windows) or Command+Option+E (Mac OS). 3 To stamp linked layers, select one of the linked layers, and press Ctrl+Alt+E (Windows) or Command+Option+E (Mac OS). The selected layer is stamped with the contents from the other linked layers.