To Select Layers In The Layers Palette; Unifying Layers In Animations And Rollovers; Selecting, Grouping, And Linking Layers - Adobe PHOTOSHOP CS2 User Manual

Unifying layers in animations and rollovers

The unify buttons in the Layers palette determine how the changes you make to a layer in the active rollover state or
animation frame apply to the other states in a rollover or frames in an animation. When a unify button is selected,
changes apply to all states and frames; when a button is deselected, changes apply to only the active state or frame.
(Photoshop) To display the unify buttons, choose Animation Options from the Layers palette menu and choose an
option. Automate (the default) displays the animation controls when the Animation palette is visible.
See also
"To unify layers for rollovers and animations (ImageReady)" on page 613

Selecting, grouping, and linking layers

Selecting layers
You can select one or more layers to work on them. For some activities, such as painting or making color and tone
adjustments, you can work on only one layer at a time. A single selected layer is called the active layer. The name of
the active layer appears in the title bar of the document window (Photoshop).
For other activities, such as moving, aligning, transforming, or applying styles from the Styles palette, you can select
and work on multiple layers at a time.
You can select layers in the Layers palette or with the Move tool.
You can also link layers. Unlike multiple layers selected at the same time, linked layers stay linked when you change
the selection in the Layers palette. See "To link and unlink layers" on page 401.
If you don't see the desired results when using a tool or applying a command, you may not have the correct layer
selected. Check the Layers palette to make sure that you're working on the correct layer.

To select layers in the Layers palette

Do one of the following:
Click a layer in the Layers palette.
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To select multiple contiguous layers, click the first layer and then Shift-click the last layer.
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• To select multiple noncontiguous layers, Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) them in the Layers
palette.
To select all layers, choose Select > All Layers.
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• (Photoshop) To select all layers of a similar type (for example all type layers), choose Select > Select Similar Layers.
To have no layer selected, click in the Layers palette below the background or bottom layer, or choose Select >
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Deselect Layers.
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