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Creating and viewing layers
Creating and viewing layers
To begin, you’ll create a new layer in the Work02.psd file by bringing in an image from another file.
1 Choose File > Open. Locate and open the Lesson02 folder. Then select Clock.psd from the list
of files.
Clock image in Clock.psd Clock image moved into Work02.psd
2 Select the move tool ( ). Then hold down Shift, click the image in Clock.psd, and drag it into
the Work02.psd file on top of the image of the keyboard. (Holding down Shift when dragging
artwork into a new file centers the art on the new file’s image.) The clock now appears on its own
layer, Layer 1, in the Work02.psd file’s Layers palette.
Note: If the Layers palette is not visible on your screen, choose Window > Show Layers. If you want to
expand the Layers palette, click the minimize/maximize box (Windows) or resize box (Mac OS) at the
top of the palette.
3 Close the Clock.psd file.
A. Minimize/maximize or resize box
B. New layer (clock image) added to palette
C. Show/hide column
You can use the Layers palette in a Photoshop file to hide, view, reposition, delete, rename, and
merge layers. The Layers palette displays all layers with the layer name and a thumbnail of the layer’s
image that is automatically updated as you edit the layer.
You will now use the Layers palette Options dialog box to rename Layer 1 with a more descriptive
name.
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4 In the Layers palette, double-click Layer 1.
5 In the Layer Options dialog box, type the name Clock and click OK. Layer 1 is now renamed
Clock in the Layers palette.
The Layers palette shows Work02.psd contains three layers in addition to the Clock layer, some of
which are visible and some of which are hidden. The eye icon ( ) to the far left of a layer name in
the palette indicates that the layer is visible. You can hide or show a layer by clicking this icon.
6 Click the eye icon next to the Clock layer to hide the clock. Click again to redisplay it.
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