Saturday, January 15, 2011

Photoshop Panel (part 3)

Layer Shortcut and Task
  1. Rename layers by double-clicking on the layer name.

  1. Change the transparency of a layer by changing its opacity with the Opacity slider, or typing a value into the Opacity box (which is visible when you have the Selection, Move, or Crop tools selected).

  1. Duplicate a selected layer. You guys also can use short cut key by pressing Ctrl-J.

  1. Select multiple layers by holding down Ctrl and clicking the layer names. This forms a temporary link between the selected layers that allows you to move them as one unit, delete them all, and so on. As you can see on the below picture, the red hand. I have delete all the layer selected into the recycle bin.

  1. You can also link layers together. Select layers by clicking on them while holding down Shift or Ctrl. Once you have selected all the layers you wish to link, click the Link Layers button at the bottom-left of the Layers palette (signified by the chain). Linking layers allows the link relationship to remain even after you select a different layer (unlike the process of simply selecting multiple layers).

  1. To unlink all the layers, select one of the linked layers and go to Layer > Unlink Layers. To unlink a single layer, select the layer you wish to remove from the link and click its corresponding link icon; the other layers will stay linked. To temporarily unlink a layer, hold down Shift and click on its link icon (a red "X" will appear over the link icon). Reactivate the link by holding down Shift and clicking the link icon again.

  1. Rearrange layers by dragging the layer above or below other layers. Use the "move down" shortcut Ctrl-and the "move up" shortcut Ctrl to move selected layers up and down. Shift-Ctrl will bring layers to the very top or the very bottom of the stack.

  1. Select a layer by using the keyboard shortcuts Alt. These keystrokes let you move up and down through the layers in the Layers palette.

  1. Create a new layer using the menu bar. You guys also can use shortcut key by pressing Shift-Ctrl-N. This will bring up the New Layer dialog box.

10. Merge a layer into the one beneath it. Right click on the selected layer and choose merge layers. While flatten layer will merge all the layer include the layer that you not selected. You guys also can use shortcut key by pressing Ctrl-E. If you have selected layers, this shortcut will merge those selected layers together.

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