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64 Using Layers and Masks
Clipboard operations involving layers
To copy (or cut) the contents of the entire active layer to the Clipboard,
select nothing and use the standard Ctrl+C or Ctrl+X commands. Cut or
deleted pixels are replaced (on the Background layer) with the current
background color, or (on standard layers) with transparency.
You can paste the copied or cut layer into another PhotoPlus image
window, using the Paste>As New Layer command on the Edit menu.
Note that text layers become standard layers when pasted.
Rearranging standard layers in the stack
To move a standard layer up or down in the layer stack, click on the
layer name in the Layer Manager tab and drag up or down. A black line
“drop target” appears between layers as you drag. Drop the layer on a
target to relocate it in the stack.
Another method is to select the layer and choose
Arrange from the Layers menu, then choose
one of the following:
• Bring to Top places the layer on the top of the
stack.
• Move Up moves the layer up one in the stack.
• Move Down moves the layer down one in the stack.
• Send to Bottom places the layer just above the Background layer (if
present) in the stack
Merging layers
Merging layers combines multiple layers into one, decreasing the
memory required to store the image. Once layers have been merged,
they become a single layer and their previous contents are no longer
separately editable.
To merge the active layer with the layer below it, choose Merge Down
from the Layers menu. To merge just the currently visible layers into a
single layer, choose Merge Visible from the Layers menu.
To merge all image layers into a single layer, choose Merge All from
the Layers menu. This is called flattening the image because the result
is a “flat” file with just a Background layer.
To copy the selection (or image, if there’s no selection) to the
Clipboard in flattened form without physically merging its layers,
choose Copy Merged from the Edit menu.