Adobe® Photoshop® CC Classroom in a Book®-January 2014 update

Lesson 4: Layer Basics

The following text replaces the sidebar, “About the Background layer,” on page 94 in the printed book.

About the background layer

When you create a new image with a white or colored background, the bottom layer in the Layers panel is named Background. An image can have only one background layer. You cannot change the stacking order of a background layer, its blending mode, or its opacity. You can, however, convert a background layer to a regular layer.

When you create a new image with transparent content, the image doesn’t have a back-ground layer. The bottom layer isn’t constrained like the background layer; you can move it anywhere in the Layers panel, and change its opacity and blending mode.

To convert a background ...