Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 v.14.xx - Manual (Page 255)

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3. Click OK.
Convert a Photoshop layer into a background
1. Select a Photoshop layer in the Layers panel.
2. Choose Layer > New > Background From Layer.
Any transparent pixels in the layer are converted to the background color, and the layer drops to the bottom of the layer stack.
You cannot create a background by giving a regular layer the name, Background—you must use the Background From Layer
command.
Duplicate Photoshop layers
You can duplicate layers within an image or into another or a new image.
Duplicate a Photoshop layer or group within an image
1. Select a layer or group in the Layers panel.
2. Do one of the following:
Drag the layer or group to the Create a New Layer button .
Choose Duplicate Layer or Duplicate Group from the Layers menu or the Layers panel menu. Enter a name for the layer or group, and
click OK.
Duplicate a Photoshop layer or group in another image
1. Open the source and destination images.
2. From the Layers panel of the source image, select one or more layers or a layer group.
3. Do one of the following:
Drag the layer or group from the Layers panel to the destination image.
Select the Move tool , and drag from the source image to the destination image. The duplicate layer or group appears above the
active layer in the Layers panel of the destination image. Shift-drag to move the image content to the same location it occupied in the
source image (if the source and destination images have the same pixel dimensions) or to the center of the document window (if the
source and destination images have different pixel dimensions).
Choose Duplicate Layer or Duplicate Group from the Layers menu or the Layers panel menu. Choose the destination document from the
Document pop-up menu, and click OK.
Choose Select > All to select all the pixels on the layer, and choose Edit > Copy. Then choose Edit > Paste in the destination image.
(This method copies only pixels, excluding layer properties such as blending mode.)
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