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| Stacking Order is the order in which the layers of an image are organized. |
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| Rearranging Layers refers to changing the order to make certain parts of the image appear in front or behind other layers. |
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| Adding a Border to a Layer |
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| To add a border to a layer, select your lay and then click the Create A New Layer button. Choose Select > All, the Select > Modify > Border and choose your options. |
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| Changing the Opacity of a Layer |
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| Changing the opacity of a layer can make a layer bolder or let other layers show through it. To do so you click the arrow next to the Opacity box to display the Opacity slider. |
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| Blending Modes affect how the color pixels on one layer blend with pixels in the layers underneath. |
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| Duplicating a Layer allows you to edit a copy with out disturbing the original layer. |
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| Resizing and Rotating Layers |
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| Resizing and Rotating Layers give your image a cooler look. To resize and rotate an image go to Edit > Free Transform and a Transform bounding box will appear. |
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| To Add Text to a Layer, select the layer. then select a type tool and set your options in the character panel. |
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| Applying a Gradient to a Layer |
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| To Apply a Gradient to a Layer, select the layer. Then control-click the layer's thumbnail, and choose Select Pixels. In the tools panel select the GRadient tool. With the selection active, drag the Gradient tool over the letters. |
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| Applying a LAyer Styler enhances the layer by adding a shadow, stroke, satin sheen, or other effect. To do so select a layer, and choose Layer > Layer Style and whatever effect you choose. |
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| Adding an Adjustment Layer |
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| Adjustment Layers apply color and tonal adjustments without permanently changing the pixel values. To do so, select your layer, and click the Hue/Saturation icon in the Adjustments panel. |
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| To Update Layer Effects, choose Kind from the Pick A Filter Type muen in the Layers panel. |
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| Flattening and Saving Files |
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| To Flatten and Save your files, you first select any tool, except the type tool, the choose File > Save. Choose Image > Duplicate. After you name your file, choose Flatten Image from the Layers panel menu. And then save again. |
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| To Rename a Layer, simply double-click a layer and then rename it. press Return to finish. |
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| To Copy a Layer, select your layer then choose Window > Arrange 2-Up Vertical. Select the Move tool and use it to drag one image to another. |
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