Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS Manual page 177

To change the transparency display:
Choose Edit > Preferences > Transparency.
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For Grid Size, choose a pattern size. By default,
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the transparent areas of a document appear as a
checkerboard pattern. If you choose None, trans-
parent areas in the layer appear white.
For Grid Colors, choose an option:
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Light, Medium, or Dark to specify a gray pattern.
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Any other color from the list to display the
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checkerboard in that color.
• Custom to choose a color that does not appear in
the list. Then click either of the color selection
boxes to specify a custom color.
Click OK.
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Changing the stacking order of layers
The stacking order determines whether a layer
appears in front of or behind other layers.
To change the order of a layer:
In the Layers palette, select the layer that you
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want to move.
Choose Layer > Arrange, and choose an option
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from the submenu to arrange the layer:
Bring to Front to make the layer the topmost
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layer.
• Bring Forward to move the layer one level up in
the stacking order.
• Send Backward to move the layer one level down
in the stacking order.
• Send to Back to make the layer the bottommost
layer in the image (except for the background).
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To change the order of layers by dragging:
In the Layers palette, select the layer that you
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want to move.
Drag the layer up or down in the Layers palette.
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When the highlighted line appears in the desired
position, release the mouse button.
Original image
Zebra layer dragged below lion layer
Note: By default, the background cannot be moved
from the bottom of the layer list. To move the
background, first convert it to a layer. (See "Adding
layers" on page 170.)
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