Inside Photoshop® CS

Layer Sets

The Layer Set feature enables you to pack away multiple layers so that they can be organized in the image and therefore can't be seen cluttering up your Layers palette. And just as you can do with the individual layers, you can turn on and off the visibility for Layer Sets as well. Now let's continue messing up the Pocket.psd image.

Packing Away Layers You Don't Need

We'll let you in on the ending of the Pocket.psd story here: Eventually, you will be editing only the dart and the 15ball against the background. This means the tiny hydrant, the screwdriver, and the ice cream cone serve no purpose other than to distract us.

Here's how to pack the three layers away in a Layer Set. You no longer need to delete superfluous layers, only to ...