Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2 User Manual page 112

CHAPTER 6
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Using Layers
• Scale changes the size of the gradient.
Reverse flips the orientation of the gradient.
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Dither reduces banding by applying dithering to
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the gradient.
Align With Layer uses the bounding box of the
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layer to calculate the gradient fill.
Pattern
from the pop-up palette. Set additional pattern
options as desired:
• Click Scale and enter a value or drag the slider to
scale the pattern.
• Click Snap to Origin to position the origin of
the pattern with that of the document window.
(See "Using rulers and the grid" on page 24.)
• Select Link With Layer to specify that the
pattern moves with the fill layer as it is relocated.
When this option is selected, you can drag in the
image to position the pattern while the Pattern
Fill dialog box is open.
To create a new preset pattern after editing pattern
settings, click the New Preset button
information about creating patterns and loading
pattern presets, see "Creating and editing
patterns" on page 145 and "Working with preset
options" on page 27.
Editing adjustment or fill layer options or
layer type
Once you create an adjustment or fill layer, you can
easily edit the settings, or dynamically replace it
with a different adjustment or fill type.
Click the pattern, and choose a pattern
To edit an adjustment or fill layer:
To open the adjustment or fill options
1
dialog box:
Double-click the adjustment or fill layer's
•
leftmost thumbnail in the Layers palette.
Choose Layer > Layer Content Options.
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Make the desired changes, and click OK.
2
To change the adjustment or fill layer type:
1 Select the adjustment layer or fill layer that you
want to change.
2 Choose Layer > Change Layer Content and
select a different fill or adjustment layer from
the list.
Editing the layer mask of adjustment or fill
layers
A layer mask protects sections of a layer (or the
entire layer) from being edited, and can be used to
show or hide sections of an image or layer effect.
When the layer mask is attached to an adjustment
. For more
layer, it's used to control which areas of the under-
lying layers are affected by the adjustment layer.
When the layer mask is attached to a fill layer, it's
used to define the area that's filled in the fill layer.
You can edit the mask of an adjustment layer or fill
layer. If you made a selection before you added the
adjustment or fill layer, a mask is automatically
created for the selected area. If you didn't select an
area beforehand, all areas of an adjustment or fill
layer are "unmasked".