Tips for using layers in Photoshop

Press shift+ "+" (forward) and shift+ "-" keys (backward) to switch on the compositing modes of various layers. We can also press alt+shift+ "one character" to quickly switch the compositing mode.

N = OK (normal)

I = dissolution (dissolve)

M = Multiply Bottom (Multiply)

S = screens (screen)

O = Overlay (Overlay)

F = Soft Light (Soft Light)

H = Strong Light (Hard Light)

D = Colour Dodge (color Dodge)

B = Color deepened (colour Burn)

K = Darken (darken)

G = lighten (lighten)

E = difference value (difference)

X = Exclude (exclusion)

U = Hue (Hue)

T = saturation (saturation)

C = colors (color)

Y = Brightness (luminosity)

Q = behind (behind 1)

L = threshold value (Threshold 2)

R = Purge (Clear 3)

W = Dark Tone (Shadows 4)

V = Middle Tone (midtones 4)

Z = Highlights (Highlights 4)

The number is valid for the following conditions:

Work only on layers that are closed in the preserve transparent area

Indexed color mode (Indexed mode)

Multi-layer pictures with straight lines [N] (line) and paint bucket [K] Tools (Bucket tools)

Dodge and deepen tools [O] (Dodge and Burn tools)

Press the number key directly to change the opacity of the current tool or layer. Press "1" to indicate 10% opacity, "5" to 50%, and so on, and "0" to 100% opacity. Consecutive press number keys, such as "85", indicate an opacity of 85%.

Note: The above hotkey is also valid for the current drawing class tool, so if you want to change the opacity of the current layer, go to the mobile tool or a selection tool first.

Press ALT to click on the desired layer before the eye icon can hide/show all other layers.

Alt-click the brush icon in front of the current layer to remove its links to all other layers.

To clear all layer effects on a layer, hold down the ALT key to double-click the layer effect icon on the layer, or select Layer > Effects > Clear Effects in the menu.

Tip: To turn off one of the effects, hold down the ALT key and select its name in the Layer > Effects submenu. Alternatively, you can cancel its apply tag in the Layer Effects dialog box.

Hold down the ALT key in the Layers panel and click between the two layers to make them a group. This is useful when some layers are linked in a few and you just want to group a subset of them (because the marshalling command [ctrl+g] (Layer > Group with Previous) becomes the marshalling link Layer command when the current layer has links to other layers [ctrl+g] ( Layer > Group linked)).

There is a time saving increase adjustment layer (Layer > New > Adjustment Layer ...) Method: Just hold down CTRL and click the "Create New Layer" icon (at the bottom of the layer panel) to select the type of adjustment layer you want to add!

Press the ALT key to click the Delete button (at the bottom of the layer panel) to quickly remove the layer (no need to confirm), which also applies to channels and paths.

In addition to editing the layer mask in the channel panel, press ALT to click on the Mask icon on the layer panel to open it; hold down SHIFT and click the Mask icon to close/Open the mask (a Red Cross x is displayed to close the mask). Press and hold Alt+shift the layer mask can be displayed in Ruby color (50% red). Hold down the CTRL key and click the Mask icon to load its transparent selection.

The masks that are joined by the Add Layer mask icon on the Level Panel (at the bottom of the layer panel) display all the contents of the current selection by default (Layer > Add Layer Mask > Reveal all); alt-click Add Layer Mask The mask added by the icon hides the current selection (Layer > Add Layer Mask > Hide All).

Click on a blank area on the path panel to turn off the display of all paths.

Tip: Press Ctrl+shift+h to toggle whether the path is displayed (View > Show/hide path).

When you click on several buttons below the path panel (fill the path with the foreground color, stroke the path with the foreground color, and load the path as a selection), hold down the ALT key to see a series of available tools and/or options. When the current tool is a mobile tool (or hold down the CTRL key at any time), right-click the canvas to open a list of all the layers at the current point (sorted from top to bottom): Select a layer's name from the list to make it the current layer.

Tip: Alt-click the right mouse button to automatically select the top level of the current point, or open the Mobile Tools Options Panel automatically select the Layer option can also be achieved.