Adobe 29180155 - Photoshop Elements 4.0 User Manual page 96

Dragging a layer below another layer changes the stacking order
In the Layers palette, select one or more layers. To select more than one layer, hold down the Command key and
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click each layer.
To change the stacking order, do one of the following:
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Drag the layer or layers up or down the Layers palette to the new position.
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Choose Layer > Arrange, and then choose Bring To Front, Bring Forward, Send Backward, Send To Back, or
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Reverse.
See also
"Understanding layers" on page 81
"To convert the Background layer to a regular layer" on page 85
"To move the content in a layer" on page 90
To link and unlink layers
When layers are linked, you can move their contents together. You can also copy, paste, merge, and apply transfor-
mations to all linked layers simultaneously. At some point, you may want to edit or move one linked layer. You can
simply unlink the layers to work on one layer at a time
In the Editor, select the layers you' d like to link in the Layers palette. To select more than one layer, hold down
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Command and click each layer.
Click the Link Layer icon
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To unlink layers, select a linked layer in the Layers palette and click the Link Layers icon at the top of the Layers
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palette.
See also
"Understanding layers" on page 81
"About layer clipping groups" on page 100
at the top of the Layers palette. The linked icon
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appears in the linked layers.
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