How Do I...
| ? | CREATE A NEW LAYER? |
| Press Command-Shift-N (PC: Ctrl-Shift-N) or click on the Create a New Layer icon at the bottom of the Layers panel. | |
| ? | CREATE A NEW LAYER WITHOUT SEEING THE NEW LAYER DIALOG? |
| Press Command-Option-Shift-N (PC: Ctrl-Alt-Shift-N) or click on the Create a New Layer icon at the bottom of the Layers panel. | |
| ? | RENAME A LAYER? |
| Double-click on the name of the layer in the Layers panel and type a new name. | |
| ? | CONVERT A BACKGROUND LAYER TO A REGULAR LAYER? |
| Double-click on the Background layer in the Layers panel. Then click OK in the New Layer dialog to accept the new name. Or, even better, you can press-and-hold the Option (PC: Alt) key and double-click on the Background layer in the Layers panel, and that bypasses the New Layer dialog. ... |
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