Adobe Photoshop CS3 - Manual (Page 297)

PHOTOSHOP CS3
User Guide
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Assign a color to a layer or group
Color coding layers and groups helps you locate related layers in the Layers palette.
1 Do one of the following:
• Select a layer or group, and choose Layer Properties or Group Properties from the Layers menu or the Layers
palette menu.
• Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS), and double-click the layer (not its name or thumbnail) in the Layers
palette.
2 Choose a color from the Color pop-up menu, and click OK.
Rasterize layers
You cannot use the painting tools or filters on layers that contain vector data (such as type layers, shape layers, vector
masks, or Smart Objects) and generated data (such as fill layers). However, you can rasterize these layers to convert
their contents into a flat, raster image.
❖ Select the layers you want to rasterize, choose Layer > Rasterize, and then choose an option from the submenu:
Type Rasterizes the type on a type layer. It does not rasterize any other vector data on the layer.
Shape Rasterizes a shape layer.
Fill Content Rasterizes the fill of a shape layer, leaving the vector mask.
Vector Mask Rasterizes the vector mask on a layer, turning it into a layer mask.
Smart Object Converts a Smart Object into a raster layer.
Video Rasterizes the current video frame to an image layer.
Layer Rasterizes all vector data on the selected layers.
All Layers Rasterizes all layers that contain vector and generated data.
Note: To rasterize linked layers, select a linked layer, choose Layer > Select Linked Layers, and then rasterize the selected
layers.
Delete a layer or group
Deleting layers you no longer need reduces the size of your image file.
1 Select one or more layers or groups from the Layers palette.
2 Do one of the following:
• To delete with a confirmation message, click the Delete icon. Alternatively, choose Layers > Delete > Layer or
Delete Layer or Delete Group from the Layers palette menu.
• To delete the layer or group without confirmation, drag it to the Delete icon, Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click
(Mac OS) the Delete icon, or click the Delete key with the Move tool active.
• To delete hidden layers, choose Layers > Delete > Hidden Layers.
To delete linked layers, select a linked layer, choose Layer > Select Linked Layers, and then delete the layers.