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Adobe Photoshop Help
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To merge two layers or layer sets:
1
Position the layers or layer sets you want to merge next to each other in the Layers
palette, and make sure that the visibility for both items is enabled.
2
Select the top item in the pair.
3
Do one of the following:
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If the top item is a layer, choose Merge Down from the Layers menu or the Layers
palette menu.
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If the top item is a layer set, choose Merge Layer Set from the Layers menu or the Layers
palette menu.
To merge a clipping group:
1
Hide any layers you do not want to merge.
2
Select the base layer in the group.
3
Choose Merge Group from the Layers menu or the Layers palette menu.
To merge all visible linked layers:
Choose Merge Linked from the Layers palette or the Layers palette menu.
To merge all the visible layers and layer sets in an image:
Choose Merge Visible from the Layers palette or the Layers palette menu.
To create a new layer from all visible layers, while keeping the original layers intact:
Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS), and choose Layer > Merge Visible.
To stamp layers:
1
Position the layer you want to stamp to above the layer you want to stamp from, and
make sure that the visibility for both items is enabled.
2
Select the top item in the pair.
3
Press Ctrl+Alt+E (Windows) or E (Mac OS).
The selected layer is stamped with the contents of the other layer.
To stamp linked layers:
Select one of the linked layers, and press Ctrl+Alt+E (Windows) or E
(Mac OS). The selected layer is stamped with the contents from the other linked layers.
To stamp all visible layers:
Select the layer or layer set that you want to contain the new contents, and press
Shift+Ctrl+Alt+E (Windows) or Shift+E (Mac OS).