Layer Styles

LAYERS

Create new layers (Layer‐New, pop‐up menu in the Layer palette, New Layer icon button at

the bottom of Layer palette, hold down Alt/Option key and click on icon to name layer

immediately)

Rename layers

* Move layers up and down the layer hierarchy

* Move (using Move tool) objects on individual layers

* Move multiple layers (linking—second column of layer palette)

* Turn on/off layers

STYLES AND EFFECTS:

Use style palette to automatically give layers a style

* Create new styles by double‐clicking on layers

* Create a new style button

Adding Layers

Newly added layers and layer sets 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 converting selections into layers.

* By converting a background to a layer or adding a background to an image.

* By placing, dragging and dropping, or pasting selections or entire images into the

image. (See Duplicating layers.)

* By creating type using the type tool. (See Creating type.)

* By using the shape or pen tools to create a new layer that contains a layer clipping

path. (See Drawing shapes and paths.)

To add a new layer or layer set using default options:

Click the New Layer button () or New Layer Set button () at the bottom of the Layers palette.