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Using Layer Comps

 

Dave Cross shows you how to use Layer Comps to show your client different versions of your design.

Dave Cross is Senior Developer, Education and Curriculum for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals and is involved in all aspects of the training that is provided to NAPP members. Dave’s book “The Photoshop CS2 Help Desk” is now available on ScottKelbyBooks.com

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  1. Photoshop Video Tutorials | Photoshop | Best collection of free video tutorials on software and internet applications Pingback on — April 24, 2008 @ 9:50 am

    [...] (Lynda.com) Adjustments are OK  (Lynda.com) Blend Modes: Layer Blends  (web.mac.com) Use Layer Comps to show your client different versions of your design  (planetphotoshop.com) Layer Comps to quickly view different combinations of your [...]

  2. David said on — November 14, 2008 @ 12:45 pm

    Wow!

    Yet another powerful feature, that most users may not know about.

    Thanks!

  3. CARLOS PION said on — January 11, 2010 @ 3:27 pm

    That’s a great tool but I have this problem and I hope somebody can help me with this.
    I know pretty much my ways around layer comps but am building a site that the background changes, I meant the height varies from page to page like blog type. I have a homepage of 1020px height but the next page it grew up to 4060px, that will changes the parameters that I set for the homepage to the next page size. I have tried a lot of things but without an answer. Can you please tell me what Am doing wrong

    Thanks

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Create A Composite Layer

If you have a multilayer composition and you
want to apply an effect to all the layers at once, don’t flatten the layers–use a composite layer instead. Hide the layers you want excluded, and press Shift-Command-Option-E (PC: Shift-Ctrl-Alt-E). A new layer will be created at the top containing a merged copy of all the visible layers.

Another option is to create a new layer at the top of the stack and make it active. Command-click (PC: Ctrl-click) each layer you want to include to make those layers active, as well. Press Option-Command-E (PC: Alt-Ctrl-E).
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