Show Layer Edges And Handles - Adobe Photoshop CS6 User Manual

1. Select multiple layers in the Layers panel.
2. Do one of the following:
Choose Layer > Group Layers.
Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) layers to the folder icon
3. To Ungroup the layers, select the group and choose Layer > Ungroup Layers.
Add layers to a group
Do one of the following:
Select the group in the Layers panel and click the Create a New Layer button
Drag a layer to the group folder.
Drag a group folder into another group folder. The group and all of its layers move.
Drag an existing group to the New Group button
Link and unlink layers
You can link two or more layers or groups. Unlike multiple layers selected at the same time, linked layers retain their relationship until you unlink
them. You can move or apply transformations to linked layers.
1. Select the layers or groups in the Layers panel.
2. Click the link icon at the bottom of the Layers panel.
3. To unlink layers do one of the following:
Select a linked layer, and click the link icon.
To temporarily disable the linked layer, Shift-click the Link icon for the linked layer. A red X appears. Shift-click the link icon to enable
the link again.
Select the linked layers and click the Link icon. To select all linked layers, select one of the layers and then choose Layer > Select
Linked Layers.

Show layer edges and handles

Showing the boundary or edges of the content in a layer can help you move and align the content. You can also display the transform handles for
selected layers and groups so that you can resize or rotate them.
Layer content with edges showing (left) and with transform mode selected (right)
Display the edges of content in a selected layer
Choose View > Show > Layer Edges.
Display transform handles in a selected layer
1. Select the Move tool .
2. From the options bar, select Show Transform Controls.
You can resize and rotate layer content using the transform handles. See Transform freely.
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