If you’re working on a large, multi-layered document and you have the Move tool (V) active, you can jump to the layer you want by Control-clicking (PC: Right-clicking) on a portion of the image. A…
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Easier Drop Shadow Angle Adjustments
If you’re creating a drop shadow using Photoshop’s built-in layer styles (from the Add a Layer Style pop-up menu in the Layers palette), rather than setting the Distance and Angle numerically, you can adjust it…
Can’t We All Just Have The Same Style?
Want to apply a style that’s on one layer to a bunch of other layers? It’s easy (if you know the trick). Just link all the layers that you want to have that same style…
Filter Gallery Zoom Quick Tip
If you’re in the Filter Gallery (under the filter menu) and want to zoom quickly to a particular level of magnification, just Control-click (PC: Right-click) anywhere within the preview window and a contextual menu of…
Centering Dragged Layers The Easy Way
When dragging a layer from one document to another, the object will appear in the new document at the point your cursor was when you released the mouse button. If you’d prefer that the layer…
Moving Multiple Layers From Document To Document
Want to move more than one layer at a time from one document to another? It’s easy, as long as you know where to drag from. First, Command-click (PC: Control-click) to select your layers and…
Copy A Layer In The Same Location In Another Document
To make a copy of your current layer and have it appear in the exact location in a different Photoshop document, Control-click (PC: Right-click) on the layer in the Layers palette that you want to…
Instant Opacity Change
Anytime you want to change the Opacity of the layer you’re currently working on, just switch to the Move tool (V) and press a number key on your keyboard: 4 = 40% Opacity, 5 =…
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