Convert background and photoshop layers – Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 v.14.xx User Manual
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Click the triangle in the upper right corner of the panel.
Change the size of Photoshop layer thumbnails
Choose Panel Options from the Layers panel menu, and select a thumbnail size.
Change thumbnail contents
Choose panel Options from the Layers panel menu, and select Entire Document to display the contents of the entire document. Select Layer
Bounds to restrict the thumbnail to the object’s pixels on the layer.
Turn off thumbnails to improve performance and save monitor space.
Expand and collapse groups
Click the triangle to the left of a group folder. See View layers and groups within a group.
Filter Photoshop layers (CC, CS6)
At the top of the Layers panel, the filtering options help you find key layers in complex documents quickly. You can display a subset of layers
based on name, kind, effect, mode, attribute, or color label.
Filter layers options in the Layers panel
1. Choose a filter type from the popup menu.
2. Select or enter the filter criteria.
3. Click the toggle switch to switch layer filtering on or off.
Convert background and Photoshop layers
When you create a new image with a white background or a colored background, the bottommost image in the Layers panel is called Background.
An image can have only one background layer. You cannot change the stacking order of a background layer, its blending mode, or its opacity.
However, you can convert a background into a regular layer, and then change any of these attributes.
When you create a new image with transparent content, the image does not have a background layer. The bottommost layer is not constrained
like the background layer; you can move it anywhere in the Layers panel and change its opacity and blending mode.
Convert a background into a Photoshop layer
1. Double-click Background in the Layers panel, or choose Layer > New > Layer From Background.
2. Set layer options. (See Create layers and groups.)
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