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• Choose Layer > New Fill Layer, and choose an
option from the submenu. Then name the layer,
set other layer options, and click OK. (See "Speci-
fying opacity and blending options" on page 179
and "Creating grouped layers" on page 180.)
• Choose Layer > New Adjustment Layer, and
choose an option from the submenu. Then name
the layer, set other layer options, and click OK.
(See "Specifying opacity and blending options" on
page 179 and "Creating grouped layers" on
page 180.)
Choose from the following layer properties, and
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then click OK.
Specify a color. (See "Using the Adobe
Solid Color
Color Picker" on page 77.)
Click the gradient to display the
Gradient
Gradient Editor, or click the inverted arrow ( )
and choose a gradient from the pop-up palette.
(See "Creating or editing gradient fills" on
page 151.) Set additional options if desired. Style
specifies the shape of the gradient. Angle specifies
the angle at which the gradient is applied. Scale
changes the size of the gradient. Reverse flips the
orientation of the gradient. Dither reduces
banding by applying dithering to the gradient.
Align With Layer uses the bounding box of the
layer to calculate the gradient fill. You can use the
mouse to move the center of the gradient by
clicking and dragging in the image window.
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Click the pattern, and choose a pattern
Pattern
from the pop-up palette. 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 27.) Select
Link With Layer to specify that the pattern moves
with the fill layer as it is relocated. When Link With
Layer is selected, you can drag in the image to
position the pattern while the Pattern Fill dialog
box is open. You can edit the pattern settings, then
click the New Preset button ( ) to create a new
preset pattern. For more information on creating
patterns and loading pattern presets, see "Creating
and editing patterns" on page 161 and "Working
with presets" on page 35.
Specify values for the highlights, shadows,
Levels
and midtones. (See "Using the Levels dialog box"
on page 87.)
Specify values for Brightness
Brightness/Contrast
and Contrast. (See "Using the Brightness/Contrast
command" on page 87.)
Choose which colors to edit, and
Hue/Saturation
specify values for Hue, Saturation, and Lightness.
(See "Using the Hue/Saturation command" on
page 92.)
Choose a gradient and set gradient
Gradient Map
options. (See "Using the Gradient Map
command" on page 98.)
Invert adjustment layers don't have
Invert
options. (See "Using the Invert command" on
page 96.)
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