Adobe 65045315 - Photoshop Elements Use Manual page 78

USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10
Using layers
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"Understanding layers" on page 62
"Convert the Background layer into a regular
Link and unlink layers
When layers are linked, you can move their contents together. You can also copy, paste, merge, and apply
transformations to all linked layers simultaneously. At some point, you may want to edit or move one linked layer. You
can simply unlink the layers to work on one layer at a time
In the Edit workspace, select the layers you'd like to link in the Layers panel. To select more than one layer, hold
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down Ctrl (Command in Mac OS) and click each layer.
Click the Link Layer icon
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3 To unlink layers, select a linked layer in the Layers panel and click the Link Layers icon at the bottom of the Layers
panel.
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"Understanding layers" on page 62
"About layer clipping masks" on page 80
Merge layers
Layers can greatly increase the file size of an image. Merging layers in an image reduces file size. You should merge
layers only after you have finished manipulating them to create the image you want.
Example of merging
layer" on page 66
at the bottom of the Layers panel. A linked icon
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appears in the linked layers.
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