Command + Option + “,” (comma) (Mac) | Control + Alt + “,” (comma) (Win) shows all layers (regardless of which layers are selected).Command + “,” (comma) (Mac) | Control + “,” (comma) (Win) toggles the visibility of the currently selected layer(s).Option -click (Mac) | Alt -click (Win) the eye icon in the Layers panel to toggle visibility of all other layers.Clicking the eye icon next to any layer on the Layers panel will hide/show the layer.Adding the Shift key will change the Fill amount.Pressing 00 (zero-zero) decreases the opacity to 0%.Pressing two numbers quickly will give you that exact amount (5 + 4 = 54%).To change the Opacity of a layer(s), select the Move tool (or any tool that does not have Opacity options), and press a numeric key to add the percentage of the pressed number.They all begin with Option + Shift (Mac) | Alt + Shift (Win) then a single letter. In addition, each blend mode has a unique keyboard shortcut.To quickly cycle through a the Blend Modes select the Move tool (or any tool that does not have Blend Mode options), hold the Shift key and press “+” (plus) or “-” (minus) to move forward or backwards through the list.When the “destination” document pops forward, position the cursor over the image area and release to “drop” the layers. When working with tabbed documents, use the Move tool to drag layers from the image area or the Layers panel, on top of the “destination” document’s tab.If there is a selection in the destination document, holding the Shift key while dragging and dropping an image will drop it into the center of the selection. Holding the Shift key while dragging and dropping a layer(s) between two documents will place the “dropped” layer(s) into the center of the destination document.When the “destination” document becomes highlighted, release to “drop” the layers. To duplicate layers from one document to another, select the layers in the Layers panel and drag from one document window to another.To prevent Photoshop from adding “copy” and a sequence number to a duplicated file name, use the Layers panel fly-out menu to select Panel Options and uncheck Add “copy” to Copied Layers and Groups.Note: this shortcut works for Layer Groups as well. Command + J (Mac) | Control + J (Win) duplicates the selected layer(s).To duplicate a layer using the Layers panel, select the layer(s) and Option -drag (Mac) | Alt -drag (Win) the layer until a solid line between the layers appears and release.With the Move tool selected, Option -drag (Mac) | Alt -drag (Win) a layer in the image area to duplicate (copy) the selected layer(s).To delete hidden layers from the Layers panel, use the fly-out and select Delete Hidden Layers.To delete a layer(s), select it in the Layers panel and tap the delete key.This shortcut is helpful for example, when adding a layer that you don’t want to be included in a Clipping Group. Command -click (Mac) | Control -click (Win) the New Layer icon (on the Layers panel) to create a new layer below the currently selected layer. By default, new layers are added above the currently selected layer.Command + Option + Shift + N (Mac) | Control + Alt + Shift + N (Win) adds a new layer bypassing the New Layer dialog.Command + Shift + N (Mac) | Control + Shift + N (Win) will add a new layer and display the New Layer dialog for additional options (layer name, blend mode etc.).Shift + Tab moves to the layer (above).Īdding New Layers to a Document in Photoshop To rename multiple layers, rename one and then, without pressing the enter key to apply the new name, press the Tab key to move to the layer below.To rename a single layer, double click the layer’s name in the Layers panel.Double click the Background layer to display the New Layer dialog for additional options (renaming, color coding etc.).Clicking the lock icon next to the Background layer on the Layers panel converts the Background to a layer enabling transparency, repositioning in the image area and changing the stacking order.
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