To Select And Display The Layer Mask Channel; To Disable Or Enable A Layer Mask; To Change The Rubylith Display For A Layer Mask; To Add A Vector Mask That Shows Or Hides The Entire Layer - Adobe PHOTOSHOP CS2 User Manual

To paste a copied selection into a layer mask, Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the layer mask
thumbnail in the Layers palette to select and display the mask channel. Choose Edit > Paste, drag the selection in the
image to produce the desired masking effect, and choose Select > Deselect. Click the layer thumbnail in the Layers palette
to deselect the mask channel.

To select and display the layer mask channel

Do one of the following:
Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the layer mask thumbnail to view only the grayscale mask. To
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redisplay the layers, Alt-click or Option-click the layer mask thumbnail, or click an eye icon.
Hold down Alt+Shift (Windows) or Option+Shift (Mac OS), and click the layer mask thumbnail to view the mask
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on top of the layer in a rubylith masking color. Hold down Alt+Shift or Option+Shift, and click the thumbnail
again to turn off the color display.

To disable or enable a layer mask

Do one of the following:
Shift-click the layer mask thumbnail in the Layers palette.
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• Select the layer containing the layer mask you want to disable or enable, and choose Layer > Layer Mask > Disable
or Layer > Layer Mask > Enable.
A red X appears over the mask thumbnail in the Layers palette when the mask is disabled, and the layer's content
appears without masking effects.

To change the rubylith display for a layer mask

1 Do one of the following:
Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the layer mask thumbnail to select the layer mask channel; then
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double-click the layer mask thumbnail.
• Double-click the layer mask channel in the Channels palette.
To choose a new mask color, in the Layer Mask Display Options dialog box, click the color swatch and choose a
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new color.
3 To change the opacity, enter a value between 0% and 100%.
Both the color and opacity settings affect only the appearance of the mask and have no effect on how underlying areas
are protected. For example, you may want to change these settings to make the mask more easily visible against the
colors in the image.
4 Click OK.

To add a vector mask that shows or hides the entire layer

1 In the Layers palette, select the layer to which you want to add a vector mask.
Do one of the following:
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To create a vector mask that reveals the entire layer, choose Layer > Vector Mask > Reveal All.
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• To create a vector mask that hides the entire layer, choose Layer > Vector Mask > Hide All.
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