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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2.0
User Guide
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Link together the desired layers in the Layers
palette. (See “Linking layers” on page 99.)
Then choose Layer > Group Linked.
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When creating a new layer to group with an
existing layer, select the existing layer in the
Layers palette, and then choose New Layer from
the Layers menu or the Layers palette menu. In
the New Layer dialog box, select Group with
Previous Layer, and click OK.
The grouped layer is assigned the opacity and
mode attributes of the bottommost base layer in
the group.
If you need to change the stacking order of the
layer group relative to other layers in the image,
drag the group’s base layer up or down in the Layers
palette. (Dragging any other layer in the group will
remove that layer from the group.)
To remove a layer from a grouped layer:
Do one of the following:
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Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option
(Mac OS), position the pointer over the line
separating two grouped layers in the Layers
palette (the pointer changes to two overlapping
circles
), and click. Ungrouping the base layer
from the layer above it will ungroup all layers in
the group.
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In the Layers palette, select a layer in the
grouped layer, and choose Layer > Ungroup.
This command removes the selected layer and
any layers above it from the grouped layer.
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In the Layers palette, select any layer in the
group besides the base layer, and either drag the
layer below the base layer, or drag it between
two ungrouped layers in the image.
To ungroup all layers:
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In the Layers palette, select the base layer in the
grouped layer, or the layer immediately above the
base layer.
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Choose Layer > Ungroup.
Editing layers
A newly created layer is transparent. You can add
color values to the layer using the painting and
editing tools, and then apply filters or use special
effects to modify the layer. All painting and editing
occurs on the active layer.
Locking layers
You can fully or partially lock layers to protect
their contents. When a layer is locked, a lock
displays to the right of the layer name, and the
layer cannot be deleted. The lock is solid when the
layer is fully locked and no editing is possible; it is
hollow when only the layer’s transparency is
locked. Except for the background layer, locked
layers can be moved to different locations in the
stacking order of the Layers palette. When a layer
is fully locked, you cannot edit the pixels, move it,
or change its opacity, blending mode, or layer
style. When only a layer’s transparency is locked,
