Creating A Layered Image - Adobe PHOTOSHOP 5.0 User Manual

2 Click in the column immediately to the left of
any layers you want to link to the selected layer.
The link icon appears in the column.
To unlink layers:
In the Layers palette, click the link icons to
remove them.

Creating a layered image

Adobe Photoshop lets you create up to 100 layers
in an image, each with its own blending mode and
opacity. However, the amount of memory in your
system may put a lower limit on the number of
layers possible in a single image.
Adding layers
Newly added layers appear above the selected layer
in the Layers palette. You can add layers to an
image in a variety of ways:
By creating new layers or turning selections into
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layers.
By converting a background to a regular layer or
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adding a background to an image.
By pasting selections into the image (see
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"Copying selections or layers" on page 177).
By creating type using the horizontal type tool or
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vertical type tool (see Chapter 12, Using Type).
To create a new layer using default options:
Click the New Layer button ( ) at the bottom of
the Layers palette. The layer uses Normal mode
with 100% opacity and is named according to its
order of creation.
To add a new layer and specify options:
Do one of the following:
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Choose Layer > New > Layer.
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Choose New Layer from the Layers
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palette menu.
Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS)
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the New Layer button at the bottom of the Layers
palette.
Name the layer, and select mode, opacity, and
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fill options as described in "Specifying layer
options" on page 271. Then click OK.
To turn a selection into a new layer:
Make a selection.
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2 Choose Layer > New, and choose a command
from the submenu:
To copy the selection into a new layer, choose
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Layer Via Copy.
To cut the selection and paste it into a new layer,
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choose Layer > New > Layer Via Cut.
The selection contents appear in the same position
relative to the image boundaries.
Selection cut and pasted into new layer
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