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Speedy Clipping Mask

 

Sometimes a masked layer is just an Option-click (PC: Alt-click) away.  Simply click-and-drag the layer to be used as a mask directly above the layer to be masked.  Press-and-hold Option (PC: Alt) and hover your cursor over the horizontal line separating the layers.  The cursor (hand) becomes a Clipping Mask icon; just click on it to convert the layer above into a mask.

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