Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2 User Manual page 101

About layers in the Layers palette
Except in the case of adjustment layers and some
changes to linked layers, changes to an image affect
only the selected or active layer, which appears
highlighted in the Layers palette. To make a layer
active, you can select a layer in the Layers palette.
(See "Selecting layers" on page 95.) You can
accomplish many tasks—such as creating, hiding,
linking, locking, and deleting a layer—using the
icons in the Layers palette. You can access
additional commands and options in the Layers
menu and in the More menu in the Layers palette.
The Layers palette uses icons to provide infor-
mation about layers. The leftmost column in the
palette displays an eye icon next to visible layers
and no eye icon next to hidden layers.
The second column from the left shows a paint-
brush icon or layer mask icon
active layer; layers without either of these icons
can't be modified. It also shows a link icon for
layers that are linked to the active layer.
The right column lists the layer's name and may
display additional icons. By default, this column
also shows a thumbnail image of the layer which is
updated as you edit the layer. You can change the
thumbnail size or choose not to show thumbnails
in the Layers palette by changing the Layers palette
options.
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Layers palette
A. Layer lock options (from left to right): Transparency, All
B. Show/Hide layer C. Indicates active layer
D. Link/Unlink E. Layer thumbnail F. More menu
G. Highlighted layer is active layer H. Locked layer
I. Create a new fill or adjustment layer
next to the
J. Create a new layer K. Delete a layer
Note: If you open a file that was created in
Photoshop 7.0 or 6.0, the image may contain layer
sets. Layer sets are indicated by a folder icon in the
Layers palette and can contain multiple layers.
Although Photoshop Elements doesn't support layer
sets, it displays preexisting layer sets in their
collapsed state. You can simplify a layer set to convert
it to a single, editable raster layer. (See "Simplifying
layers" on page 110.)
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