Adobe 23101335 User Guide - Page 32

22 Adobe Photoshop Basics Using layers Layers provide a powerful way for you to organize and manage the various components of your image. For example, by placing an element on a separate layer, you can easily edit and arrange the element without interfering with other parts of the image. Layers also provide the basis for managing and defining advanced features such as Web animations and rollovers. Display the list of layers If needed, choose Window > Show Layers to display the Layers palette. This palette shows the list of layers that have been created in the image. The thumbnail previews help you monitor the contents of each layer. Layers may be grouped under layer sets to aid in organizing complex images. To toggle between the expanded and collapsed displays of a layer set, click the triangle to the left of the layer set's name. Change the visibility of a layer To help focus your work on individual layers in the image, you can toggle the visibility of one or more layers: • To make a single layer invisible, click the eye icon next to that layer in the Layers palette. • To display just a single layer and make all other Layers palette with expanded display layers invisible, Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the eye icon next to the layer you want to show.