Graphics Programs Reference
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Figure 6-8. The difference between cutting and copying is obvious when you move the new layer to
see what's beneath it. Left: With “New Layer via Copy,” the original bird is still in place in the un-
derlying layer. Right: When you use “New Layer via Cut,” the excised bird leaves a hole behind.
GEM IN THE ROUGH: NAMING LAYERS
You may have noticed that Elements isn't terribly creative when it comes to naming layers: You
get Layer 1, Layer 2, and so on. Fortunately, you don't have to live with those names.
Renaming layers may sound like a job for people with way too much time on their hands, but if
you're working on a project that has lots of layers, you may find it easier to pick out the layers
you want if you give them descriptive names. (Incidentally, you can't rename a Background layer;
you have to change it into a
regular
layer first. Also, Elements helps you out with Text layers by
naming them using the first few words of text they contain.)
To rename a layer:
1.
Double-click its name in the Layers panel
. The name becomes an active text box.
2.
Type the new name
. You don't even need to highlight the text—Elements does that for
you automatically.
As with any other change, you then have to save the image to keep the new layer name.
Once you've used one of the techniques described in
Chapter 5
to select what you want to
copy or cut, your new layer is only a couple of keystrokes away:
