Operation Manual

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Layers
Last updated 9/13/2015
A Fill layers B Adjustment layers
Create adjustment layers
1 In the Layers panel, select the topmost layer you want to affect.
2 To confine the effects of the adjustment layer to a selected area in that layer, make a selection.
3 Do one of the following:
• To affect all the layers below the adjustment layer, click the Create New Fill or Adjustment Layer button in the
Layers panel. Then, choose one of the following adjustment types. (The first three options in the menu are fill
layers, not adjustment layers.)
• To affect only one layer or several successive layers below the adjustment layer, choose Layer> New Adjustment
Layer> [adjustment type]. In the New Layer dialog box, select Use Previous Layer to Create Clipping Mask, and
then click OK.
Levels Corrects tonal values in the image.
Brightness/Contrast Lightens or darkens the image.
Hue/Saturation Adjusts colors in the image.
Gradient Map Maps pixels to the color in the selected gradient.
Photo Filter Adjusts the color balance and color temperature of the image.