Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2 User Manual page 104

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Using Layers
• By using the type tool or by using a shape tool.
(See "Creating text" on page 196 and "Creating
shapes" on page 191.)
• By duplicating an existing layer. See "Dupli-
cating layers" on page 98.
To create a new transparent layer with default
options:
Click the New Layer button
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:
1 Do one of the following:
• Choose Layer > New > Layer.
Choose New Layer from the Layers
•
palette menu.
Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS)
•
the New Layer button at the bottom of the
Layers palette.
Name the layer, and set other layer options.
2
(See "Specifying layer blending modes" on
page 100, "Specifying opacity" on page 100, and
"Creating grouped layers" on page 106.)
Click OK.
3
To turn a selected area into a new layer:
Select an existing layer, and make a selection.
1
(See "Selecting pixels" on page 114.)
2
following commands from the submenu:
•
•
The selected area appears in a new layer in the
same position relative to the image boundaries.
at the bottom of the
New layer created from feathered selection with Layer Via
Copy command, and then moved
To create a layer from the background:
1
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Choose Layer > New, and choose one of the
Layer Via Copy to copy the selection into a new
layer.
Layer Via Cut to cut the selection and paste it
into a new layer.
Do one of the following:
Double-click the background in the Layers
palette to convert it to a layer.