8 L
AYER
F
UNCTIONS
Function
How to access it
What it does
Opens this dialog
box
Notes
Add new layer
• Menubar
| Layers > Add New
Layer
•
Right-click
| in
Layers Palette
>
Add New Layer
•
Button
|
Layers Palette
>
Adds a new layer to the
layers list.
Add adjustment layer
• Menubar
| Layers > Add Adjust-
ment Layer
• Right-click
| layer in
Layers Pal-
ette
> Add Layer Adjustment
• Button
|
Layers Palette
>
Adds the selected filter as
an Adjustment layer to
the layers list.
Following the arrows
in the Add Adjust-
ment Layer menu
leads to a choice of
25 adjustment layers.
Add procedural layer
• Menubar
| Layers > Add Proce-
dural Layer
•
Right-click
| in
Layers Palette
>
Add Procedural Layer
•
Button
|
Layers Palette
>
Adds the selected Basic,
Environment, Geometry,
or Procedural layer to the
layers list.
Following the arrows
in the Add Proce-
dural Layer menu
leads to a choice of
27 procedurals.
Cut layer or layer mask
• Menubar
| Layers > Cut
• Right-click
| layer in
Layers Pal-
ette
> Cut
• Menubar
| Layers > Layer Mask
> Cut
• Right-click
| layer mask in
Layers
Palette
> Layer Mask > Cut
Cuts the layer from the
layers list to allow you to
paste it elsewhere in the
project or temporarily
remove it.
Copy layer or layer
mask
• Menubar
| Layers > Copy
• Right-click
| layer in
Layers Pal-
ette
> Copy
• Menubar
| Layers > Layer Mask
> Copy
• Right-click
| layer mask in
Layers
Palette
> Layer Mask > Copy
Copies the layer from the
layers list to allow you to
paste it elsewhere in the
project.