Displaying the Layers panel

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All layers in a document are listed in the Layers panel. The Layers panel allows you to manage layers. It includes commands and controls for selecting, hiding, locking, deleting, naming, and grouping layers. You can access the various layer commands and controls by using the buttons at the bottom of the panel and the context menus that appear when you right-click a layer.

 

Layer panel components
1. Composite Method list box	10. New Watercolor Layer button
2. Pick Up Underlying Color button	11. New Liquid Ink Layer button
3. Preserve Transparency button	12. New Layer Mask button
4. Visible Depth slider	13. Lock Layer button
5. Show/Hide Layer icon	14. Delete Layer button
6. Layer Commands	15. Canvas
7. Dynamic Plugins	16. Layer list
8. New Layer button	17. Layer options button
9. New Thick Paint Layer button

The Layers panel displays icons that identify layer types and characteristics. The following table lists the icons that appear in the Layers panel.

 

 

Icon	Description
	Canvas
	Default layer
	Shape layer
	Reference layer
	Dynamic layer
	Watercolor layer
	Liquid Ink layer
	Text layer
	Thick Paint layer
	Layer group
	Expanded group
	Visible layer
	Hidden layer
	Locked layer

In the Layers panel, you can also set layer opacity and choose a composite method. For information, see Adjusting layer opacity and Blending layers by using composite methods.

The Navigator panel displays information about the dimensions and position of layer content. For more information, see Navigating images and viewing image information.

To display the Layers panel