Comments on: Unlocking The Background Layer

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:20:38 +0000

CS4… Image -> Mode -> RGB Color… This worked for me and instantly unlocks the layer without having to double click anything. It was on the “Indexed Color” option. When you change it to RGB, it automatically makes the background editable. Hope this helps.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:53:15 +0000

i try to unlock my layer when i want to put my picture on background i double click on layer as they show me on short video but it cant it tell me that it could not complish my work coz my layer is locked

By: Lee

Lee — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:27:55 +0000

Worked perfectly–thanks!

By: Santhanamari

Santhanamari — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 05:26:06 +0000

i had the problem with unlocking, i followed me yeah suggoestion, that was work out for me, thank u verymuch…

By: rick fischer

rick fischer — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 18:48:32 +0000

I just got some files from another designer and they are labled (partially locked) and I can’t figure out how to unlock them. double clicking and trying to re-name is not working and clicking on window to workspace to layers is also not giving me the option???
HELP!

By: Betty Patton

Betty Patton — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 09:04:43 +0000

Hi:
I have a problem that when I create a new file now the layer is locked and I have tried to double click it to have it change but it is not working. There is something different on my background layer. There is like a mask there, it has like a paint brush in it. I am not sure why its doing this. It also won’t let me do a place. Earlier I was working on letters and making them look steel like and I think that thumbnail came up and now it is up all the time.

What do I need to do? Photoshop just does not seem to be working right now. When you put a background on the layer it does not even let you adjust it. Is this because it is saying its locked?

Do I need to restore all preferences in the default setting?

Is it something I did when I was using the effects to make the steel looking letters. At one point I was supposed to use a Lens Flare to create a glint and it seemed to be under the Plug Ins and a note came up and seem to say it was copyrighted and would not work. I wondered if that is what caused it.

Anyway if you could help I would appreciate it.

Thanks,

Betty

By: Corey Barker

Corey Barker — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 16:04:15 +0000

Sounds like you are saving it in a format that does not support layers. You have to save as a psd file to keep the layers.
Assuming this is the case, I am afraid the layers on those other files are gone. There is no way to retrieve them unless you have
duplicate files elsewhere.

By: trina

trina — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 02:45:23 +0000

please answer this question!!!!!! I have Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 and the answer provided is not working for me. I’m at my wits end!

PLEASE ANSWER THIS QUESTION POSTED BY KRISTIN

Ok. So here is my problem. When i am creating things in photoshop and i have a bunch of layers (text, pictures, symbols, whatever) and i save it, it automatically locks all the layers into one layer, so that the next time i open it, it is just one background layer. I tried unlocking that layer, but it still wont let me see or edit the other layers.

I figured out how to save it so that all the layers are there, but how do i get the layers back for all of the ones that i saved before, and have one locked layer?

By: jon

jon — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:21:53 +0000

so i ran into this problem, this is what I did to solve it for me.

image > mode > change from 32-bits/channel to 16-bits

hope this helps…

By: Carol

Carol — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:54:46 +0000

This was very helpful. I’d been struggling with trying to unlock all layers including the background layer. I needed to for my project to be put back at a horizontal view.
Thank you so very much. I feel like you just saved my life! lol