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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2.0
User Guide
Layer pixels loaded as selection
To select all opaque areas on a layer:
Do one of the following:
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In the Layers palette, Ctrl-click (Windows) or
Command-click (Mac OS) either the layer
thumbnail or if the layer has a mask, the mask
thumbnail.
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Right-click (Windows) on the layer thumbnail
in the Layers palette, and choose Select Layer
Transparency from the pop-up menu.
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To add the pixels to an existing selection, press
Ctrl+Shift (Windows) or Shift
Mac OS), and either click the layer thumbnail in
the Layers palette or, if the layer has a mask, the
mask thumbnail.
•
To subtract the pixels from an existing
selection, press Ctrl+Alt (Windows) or
Option (Mac OS), and either click
the layer thumbnail in the Layers palette or if the
layer has a mask, the mask thumbnail.
•
To load the intersection of the pixels and an
existing selection, press Ctrl+Alt+Shift
(Windows) or Shift
(Mac OS), and either click the layer thumbnail
in the Layers palette or if the layer has a mask,
the mask thumbnail.
Managing layered images
After you add layers to an image, you can use the
Layers palette to manage them. You can rename
layers, delete layers, simplify layers, merge two or
more layers, or flatten all layers in an image into
one layer.
Renaming layers
As you add more layers to an image, it’s helpful to
rename layers based on their content. Using
descriptive layer names allows you to easily
identify layers in the Layers palette.
Note:
You can’t rename the Background layer unless
you change it to a normal layer. See “Adding layers”
on page 95.
To rename a layer:
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Do one of the following:
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Double-click the layer’s name in the Layers
palette, and enter a new name.
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Double-click the layer’s thumbnail in the Layers
palette, and type a new name in the Layers
Properties dialog box.
