Quick Tips Get rid of that shapelayer outline If you’ve worked with a shape layer, you’ve probably noticed the appearance of a thin outline around the shape. The outline you see around a ... October 18, 2010 1
Quick Tips Cycling through layer blend modes part 2 If you’ve tried the previous tip but have a tool selected that also has blend modes associated with it (like any of the Brush tools), ... October 15, 2010 1
Quick Tips Cycling through layer blend modes part 1 Sometimes it’s useful to quickly cycle through your blend modes to see which one works best. Manually clicking on each one just isn’t quick, so ... October 14, 2010 1
Quick Tips The font-resizing shortcut Want to make your font size larger or smaller without going to the Size setting in the Options Bar? This one is really easy. Double-click ... October 13, 2010 0
Quick Tips Unlink that mask for flexibility If you want to move a layer around your image, but leave the layer mask exactly where it is, you need to unlink the two. ... October 12, 2010 0
Quick Tips Turn off or disable a layer mask You can Shift-click on the Layer Mask thumbnail in the layers panel to turn off or disable the mask. You’ll see a red X appear ... October 11, 2010 0
Quick Tips Convert a Background layer to a regular layer Double-click on the name “Background” in the Layers panel, and then click OK, or press Return (PC: Enter) in the New Layer dialog to accept ... October 8, 2010 2
Quick Tips Blend mode keyboard shortcuts I never used to use keyboard shortcuts for blend modes. Then about a year or so ago, I realized that the keyboard shortcuts for blend ... October 7, 2010 4