Working with layers
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Working with layers
When you work with layers in Corel PaintShop Pro, you can add
elements to your images, create artistic effects and illustrations, and
edit your images more easily. You can add or delete layers, rearrange
the order in which they are stacked, and blend their pixels in various
ways. Unless you merge the layers, you can edit each one
independently of the others.
This section presents the following topics:
• Understanding layers
• Using the Layers palette
• Creating layers
• Renaming layers
• Viewing layers
• Changing the order of layers in an image
• Setting layer opacity
For more information about layers, including promoting, duplicating,
grouping, linking, and blending layers, as well as information about
using adjustment layers, see “Working with layers” in the Help.
Understanding layers
When you create or import an image in Corel PaintShop Pro, the image
has a single layer. Depending on the type of image you create or
import, the single layer is labeled as Background, Raster, Vector, or Art
