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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2.0
User Guide
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For Grid Colors, choose an option:
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Light, Medium, or Dark to specify a gray
pattern.
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Any other color from the list to display the
checkerboard in that color.
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Custom to choose a color that does not appear
in the list. Then click either of the color
selection boxes to specify a custom color in the
Color Picker.
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Click OK.
Selecting layers
If your image has multiple layers, you must select
what layer you want to work on. Any changes you
make to the image affect only the active layer,
except for changes made with adjustment layers,
and some changes to linked layers. You select a
layer to make it active, and only one layer can be
active at a time.
If you don’t see the desired results when you use
a tool or apply a command, you may not have
the correct layer selected. Check the Layers palette to
make sure the desired layer is highlighted.
To select a layer:
Do one of the following:
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In the Layers palette, select a layer’s thumbnail
or name to make it active.
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Select the move tool, right-click (Windows) or
Control-click (Mac OS) in the image, and
choose the layer you want from the context
menu. The context menu lists all the layers that
contain pixels under the current pointer
location, and all adjustment layers.
To select layers interactively as you use the move
tool in the document window, select Auto Select
Layer in the Move tool options bar. When this
option is selected, the move tool selects the
topmost layer containing opaque pixels under the
pointer. (See “Moving, copying, and pasting selec-
tions” on page 122.)
Creating a layered image
Photoshop Elements lets you create up to 8000
layers in an image, each with its own blending
mode and opacity. However, the amount of
memory in your system may put a lower limit on
the number of possible layers.
Adding layers
Newly added layers appear above the selected layer
in the Layers palette. You can add layers to an
image in a variety of ways:
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By creating new blank layers or turning selec-
tions into layers.
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By converting a background to a regular layer or
vice versa.
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By pasting copied or cut selections into the
image. (See “Copying selections or layers” on
page 122.)
