Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 6-7. Elements is usually pretty helpful when you try to do something that just won't work,
like applying a Hue/Saturation adjustment to an empty layer. The solution here is just to switch the
Layers panel's focus to a layer that has something in it.
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Very rarely, you may encounter the dreaded “no pixels are more than 50% selected” warn-
ing. Several things can cause this, but the most common are too large a feather value on a
selection (see the box on
Feathering and Anti-Aliasing
) or trying to work in the empty
part of a layer that contains objects surrounded by transparency.
Elements gives you several ways to duplicate a layer and its content. In the Layers panel,
click the layer you want to copy to make it active, and then do one of the following:
▪ Press Ctrl+J/
⌘
-J. (Be sure you don't have any active selections when you do this, or Ele-
ments copies only the
selection
to the new layer.)
▪ Choose Layer→Duplicate Layer.
▪ In the Layers panel, drag the layer you want to copy onto the “Create a new layer” icon.
▪ In the Layers panel, right-click the layer and, from the shortcut menu, choose Duplicate
Layer.
▪ Click the little four-line square at the upper right of the Layers panel, and then choose
Duplicate Layer.
