User's Manual

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS2
User Guide
To partially lock a layer
1 Select a layer.
2 Click one or more lock options in the Layers palette. (In ImageReady, you can also choose Layer Options from the
Layers palette menu.) Select one or more lock options:
Lock Transparency Confines editingtothe opaque portions of thelayer.Thisoptionisequivalenttothe Preserve
Transparency option in earlier versions of Photoshop.
Lock Image Prevents modification of the layer’s pixels using the painting tools.
Lock Position Prevents the layer’s pixels from being moved.
Note: F
or type layers, Lock Transparency and Lock Image are selected by default and cannot be deselected.
To apply lock options to selected layers or a group
1 Select multiple layers or a group.
2 Choose Lock Layers or Lock All Layers In Group from the Layers menu or the Layers palette menu.
3 Select lock options, and click OK.
Managing layers
To rename a layer or group
As you add layers to an image, it’s helpful to give them names that reflect their content. Descriptive names make
layers easy to identify in the palette.
❖ Do one of the following:
• Double-click the layer or group name in the Layers palette, and enter a new name.
• Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS), and double-click the layer (not its name or thumbnail) in the Layers
palette. Enter a new name in the Name text box, and click OK.
• (Photoshop) Select a layer or group, and choose Layer Properties or Group Properties from the Layers menu or
the Layers palette menu. Enter a new name in the Name text box, and click OK.
• (ImageReady) Select a layer or set, and choose Layer Options or Layer Set Options from the Layers menu or the
Layers palette menu. Enter a new name in the Name text box, and click OK.