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specify that the pattern moves with the layer as it is
relocated, and drag the Scale slider or enter a value
to specify the size of the pattern. You can drag a
pattern in the layer to position it while in this
panel. The position can be reset with the Snap to
Origin button. There must be at least one pattern
loaded for the pattern option to be available. You
can also load patterns using the Preset Manager.
Specifies the gradient of a fill layer.
Gradient
You can click the gradient to display the Gradient
Editor or click the inverted arrow ( ) and choose
a gradient from the pop-up palette. For some
effects, you can specify additional gradient
options. Reverse flips the orientation of the
gradient, Align With Layer uses the bounding box
of the layer to calculate the gradient fill when the
document bounds are used. Dither dithers the
pattern. Scale scales the application of the
gradient. You can also use the mouse to move
the center of the gradient by clicking and dragging
in the image window. Style specifies the shape of
the gradient.
For more information, see "Creating
gradient fills" in online Help.
Merging adjustment layers or fill layers
You can merge an adjustment or fill layer several
ways: with the layer below it, with the layers in its
own clipping group, with the layers it is linked to,
with all other visible layers. You cannot, however,
use an adjustment layer or fill layer as the target
layer for a merge. When you merge an adjustment
layer or fill layer with the layer below it, the adjust-
ments are rasterized and become permanently
applied within the merged layer. (See "Merging
layers" on page 247.) You can rasterize an
adjustment layer or fill layer without merging it.
(See "Simplifying layers" on page 245.)
Adjustment layers whose masks contain only
white values do not add significantly to the file
size, so it is not necessary to merge these
adjustment layers to conserve file space.
Simplifying layers
You can take layers that may be composed of
multiple, generated elements and simplify them to
a flat raster image that can then be edited with the
painting tools. You can convert data from type
layers, shapes, fill layers, linked layers, layer
clipping paths, the current layer, or all layers.
To rasterize a layer:
1 Select the layer you want to rasterize.
2 Choose Layer > Rasterize and select one of the
following options:
• Type to rasterize a type layer.
Shape to rasterize a layer containing a shape.
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Layer Content (Photoshop) or Dynamic Fill
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Data (ImageReady) to rasterize an adjustment or
fill layer.
Layer Clipping Path to rasterize a layer
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containing a layer clipping path.
Layer to rasterize multiple generated elements.
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Linked Layers to rasterize linked layers.
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All Layers to rasterize all layers in the image.
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