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Undo A Save? That’s Impossible, Isn’t It?

December 6, 2007 by Corey Barker Tip of the Day 5 Comments

This is a great trick we learned from our buddy Mike Ninness, and the first time we saw it, we said, “Hey, wait a minute, that can’t be.” Oh, but it be. It’s how to undo a Save. This is especially helpful after you’ve flattened an image, saved the file, then realized that you needed to change something on a layer. This only happens to us about every other day, and here’s the keyboard shortcut to fix it: Command-Option-Z (PC: Control-Alt-Z). Press it a few times after you’ve flattened and saved, and look in your Layers palette to see all the layers come a-rumbling right back. Pretty slick stuff.

Posted by Corey Barker

Corey is the newest education and curriculum developer for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. He is a graduate of the Ringling School of Art & Design in Sarasota, Fl, with a degree in Illustration. Over the years, Corey has worked as a graphic artist in a variety of disciplines such as illustration, commercial design, large format printing, motion graphics, web design and photography. His expertise in Photoshop and Illustrator have earned him numerous awards in illustration, graphic design and photography. Using Photoshop since Version 2, his expertise and creativity have evolved exponentially with every new version, which makes Corey an invaluable addition to the NAPP team.

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