CHAPTER 6
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Using Layers
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Send to Back to make the layer the bottommost
layer in the image (except for the background).
Note:
By default, the Background layer cannot be
moved from the bottom of the layer list. To move the
background, first convert it to a layer. (See “Adding
layers” on page 95.)
Duplicating layers
You can duplicate any layer (including the
background) within an image. And you can copy
any layer (including the background) from one
image to another.
When copying layers between images, keep in
mind that the printed size of the copied layer
depends on the resolution of the destination
image. (See “About digital images” on page 39.)
To duplicate a layer in an image:
1
Select the layer in the Layers palette, and do one
of the following to duplicate it:
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To duplicate and rename the layer, choose
Layer > Duplicate Layer, or choose Duplicate
Layer from the Layers palette More menu.
Name the duplicate layer, and click OK.
•
To duplicate without naming, select the layer
and drag it to the New Layer button at the
bottom of the Layers palette.
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(Windows only) Right-click on the layer name
(not the thumbnail) and choose Duplicate
Layer.
To copy a layer between images:
1
Open the two images you want to use.
2
In the Layers palette of the source image, select
the layer that you want to copy.
3
Do one of the following:
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Choose Select > All to select all of the pixels on
the layer, and choose Edit > Copy. Then make
the destination image active, and choose Edit >
Paste.
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Drag the layer’s name from the Layers palette of
the source image into the destination image.
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Use the move tool
to drag the layer from the
source image to the destination image.
The copied layer appears in the destination image
where you release the mouse button (and above
the active layer in the Layers palette). If the layer
you’re dragging is larger than the destination
image, only part of the layer is visible. You can use
the move tool to drag other sections of the layer
into view.
Hold down Shift as you drag a layer to copy it to
the same position it occupied in the source
image (if the source and destination images have the
same pixel dimensions) or to the center of the desti-
nation image (if the source and destination images
have different pixel dimensions).
To copy multiple layers into another image:
1
Make sure that both the source and destination
images are open, and select one of the layers you
want to copy.
