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2 Choose a size and color for the transparency checkerboard, or choose None for Grid
Size to hide the transparency checkerboard.
3 (Photoshop) Select Use Video Alpha to enable Photoshop to send transparency infor-
mation to your computer's video board. This option requires hardware support—make
sure that your computer's video board allows images to be overlaid on top of a live video
signal.
4 Click OK.

Duplicating layers

Duplicating layers is an easy way to copy content within an image or between images.
When duplicating layers between images, keep in mind that the layer's content will
appear smaller or larger if it is copied to a file with different resolution. (See
size and resolution" on page
To duplicate a layer or layer set within an image:
1 Select a layer or layer set in the Layers palette.
2 Do one of the following:
Drag the layer to the New Layer button , or drag the layer set to the New Layer Set
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button .
Choose Duplicate Layer or Duplicate Layer Set from the Layers menu or the Layers
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palette menu. In Photoshop, enter a name for the layer or layer set, and click OK.
(Photoshop) Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS), and drag the layer or layer set to
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the New Layer button or the New Layer Set button. Enter a name for the layer or layer
set, and click OK.
To duplicate a layer or layer set between images:
1 Open the source and destination images.
2 In the Layers palette of the source image, select a layer or layer set.
3 Do one of the following:
Drag the layer or layer set from the Layers palette into the destination image.
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Select the move tool
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The duplicate layer or layer set appears above the active layer in the Layers palette of
the destination image. Shift-drag to position the image content in the same location it
occupied in the source image (if the source and destination images have the same pixel
dimensions) or at the center of the document window (if the source and destination
images have different pixel dimensions).
(Photoshop) Choose Duplicate Layer or Duplicate Layer Set from the Layers menu or
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the Layers palette menu. Choose the destination document from the Document
pop-up menu, and click OK.
Choose Select > All to select all of the pixels on the layer, and choose Edit > Copy.
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Then choose Edit > Paste in the destination image.
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, and drag from the source image to the destination image.
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