Layers palette overview – Adobe Photoshop CS3 User Manual
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You work with layers in the Layers palette. Layer groups help you organize and manage layers. You can use groups to
arrange your layers in a logical order and to reduce clutter in the Layers palette. You can nest groups within other
groups. You can also use groups to apply attributes and masks to multiple layers simultaneously.
Video layers
You can use video layers to add video to an image. After importing a video clip into an image as a video layer or a
smart object, you can mask the layer, transform it, apply layer effects, paint on individual frames, or rasterize an
individual frame and convert it to a standard layer. Use the Timeline palette to play the video within the image or to
access individual frames. See “Supported video and image sequence formats (Photoshop Extended)” on page 545.
For a video on using layers, see
Layers palette overview
The Layers palette lists all layers, layer groups, and layer effects in an image. You can use the Layers palette to show
and hide layers, create new layers, and work with groups of layers. You can access additional commands and options
in the Layers palette menu.
Photoshop Layers palette
A. Layers palette menu B. Layer Group C. Layer D. Expand/Collapse Layer effects E. Layer effect F. Layer thumbnail
Display the Layers palette
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Choose Window > Layers.
Choose a command from the Layers palette menu
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Click the triangle in the upper right corner of the palette.
Change the size of layer thumbnails
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Choose Palette Options from the Layers palette menu, and select a thumbnail size.
Change thumbnail contents
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Choose Palette Options from the Layers palette 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
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Click the triangle to the left of a group folder. See “View layers and groups within a group” on page 282.
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