Adobe 65045315 - Photoshop Elements Use Manual page 74

USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10
Using layers
• (Windows only) Right-click the layer and choose Rename Layer from the context menu.
More Help topics
"Understanding layers" on page 62
"About the Layers panel" on page 63
"Convert the Background layer into a regular
Simplify a layer
You simplify a smart object, frame layer, type layer, shape layer, solid color layer, gradient layer, or pattern fill layer
(or a layer group imported from Photoshop) by converting it into an image layer. You need to simplify these layers
before you can apply filters to them or edit them with the painting tools. However, you can no longer use the type- and
shape-editing options on simplified layers.
1 In the Edit workspace, select a type layer, shape layer, fill layer, or a Photoshop layer group in the Layers panel.
Simplify the layer or imported layer group:
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• If you selected a shape layer, click Simplify in the options bar.
• If you selected a type, shape, or fill layer, or a Photoshop layer group, choose Simplify Layer from either the Layer
menu or the Layers panel More menu.
More Help topics
"About adjustment and fill layers" on page 76
"Understanding layers" on page 62
Delete a layer
Deleting layers that you no longer need reduces the size of your image file.
In the Edit workspace, select the layer in the Layers panel.
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2 Do one of the following:
• Drag the layer to the Delete Layer icon
• Click the Delete Layer icon at the bottom of the Layers panel, and click Yes in the delete confirmation dialog box.
To bypass this dialog box, press Alt (Option in Mac OS) as you click the Delete icon.
• Choose Delete Layer from either the Layer menu or the Layers panel More menu, and click Yes.
More Help topics
"Understanding layers" on page 62
"Create and name a new blank
Sample color from all visible layers
By default, when you work with certain tools, the color you apply is sampled only from the active layer. With this
default behavior, you can smudge or sample in a single layer even when other layers are visible, and you can sample
from one layer and paint in another one.
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at the bottom of the Layers panel.
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