Operation Manual

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USING PHOTOSHOP
Layers
Last updated 12/5/2011
2 Click the Create New Layer Comp button at the bottom of the Layer Comps panel. The new comp reflects the
current state of layers in the Layers panel.
3 In the New Layer Comp dialog box, name the comp, add descriptive comments, and choose options to apply to
layers: Visibility, Position, and Appearance.
4 Click OK. The options you chose are stored as defaults for your next comp.
To duplicate a comp, select a comp in the Layer Comps panel and drag the comp to the New Comps button.
Apply and view layer comps
❖ In the Layer Comp panel, do any of the following:
• To view a layer comp, you first need to apply it. Click the Apply Layer Comp icon next to a selected comp.
• To cycle through a view of all layer comps, use the Previous and Next buttons at the bottom of the panel.
(To cycle through specific comps, first select them.)
• To restore the document to its state before you chose a layer comp, click the Apply Layer Comp icon next to
Last Document State at the top of the panel.
Change and update a layer comp
If you change the configuration of a layer comp, you need to update it.
1 Select the layer comp in the Layer Comps panel.
2 Make changes to the layer’s visibility, position, or style. You may need to change the layer comp’s options to record
these changes.
3 To change your comp options, select Layer Comp Options from the panel menu and select additional options to
record layer position and style.
4 Click the Update Layer Comp button at the bottom of the panel.
Clear layer comp warnings
Certain actions create a state where the layer comp can no longer be fully restored. This happens when you delete a
layer, merge a layer, or convert a layer to a background. In such instances, a caution icon
appears next to the layer
comp name.
❖ Do one of the following:
• Ignore the warning, which may result in the loss of one or more layers. Other saved parameters may be preserved.
• Update the comp, which results in the loss of the previously captured parameters, but brings the comp up to date.
• Click the caution icon to see the message explaining that the layer comp can’t be restored properly. Choose Clear
to remove the alert icon and leave the remaining layers unchanged.
• Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the caution icon to see the pop-up menu that lets you choose
either the Clear Layer Comp Warning or the
• Clear All
• Layer Comp Warnings command.