Easily merge Photoshop layers and keep the original style at the same time

This is a cool and useful tip, and for a novice Photoshop friend, mastering this technique is not difficult, but first you should know the basics of the layer and be familiar with some of the commands in the Layer menu.

The problem we often encounter is that in Photoshop, there is an image that is made up of several layers, and we want to create a new layer with the original layer, the new layer is merged by the original layers, and the advantage is that When we feel that the resulting composite image is not very satisfying, you can also modify the original layer until the requirement is met. This tip may not be known to some veteran.

Skill steps

1, create a new layer above the original layer, and select it in the Layers panel.

2, link all the other layers. The method is the left mouse button click the link icon on the left, if you see a small chain appears, the link success.

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3, hold down the ALT key (the MAC press option key), at the same time click on the upper right side of the layer panel of the small Triangle arrow, open the menu, you must hold down the left hand, otherwise the menu will only flash once. Press the left ARROW key and point to the command "Merge linked" (synthetic link layer), click the command.

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4, now you get a new layer, and this layer is composed of several existing layers, and the original layer is preserved.

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Special tip: The key to this trick is to hold down the ALT key (the MAC press option key). If you do not press the ALT key, the existing layers disappear, resulting in a new composite layer.