Adobe Photoshop CS6 Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks by Lynette Kent

ORGANIZE THE LAYERS PANEL with names and colors
Although the tasks in this chapter add only a few
layers to each image, depending on the complexity of
the project, you will often accumulate many more
layers in the Layers panel as you work. You can view
all the layers at once by scrolling through the list, or
you can expand the Layers panel by clicking and
dragging the Layers panel tab to separate it from the
other panels on the screen. You can also close any
panel tab groups you are not using so the Layers
panel expands automatically to fill the space. You can
name individual layers to help you remember which
one applied a specific adjustment to an image. You
can also color-code your layers to help you visually
organize the Layers panel. Whether you work alone or
with a group of designers and share projects,
organizing your Layers panel with names and colors
streamlines the entire editing process.
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Close Tab Groups
1 Click the panel menu button on
any unused tab group.
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2 Click Close Tab Group.
The tabbed group disappears and
the other tabbed groups expand
to fill the space.
Note: You can optionally repeat
steps 1 and 2 for other unused
groups.
Note: You can also click and drag a
panel out of a group to maintain it
on the screen before closing the
other tabs in the tabbed group.
Rename Layers
1 Double-click the name of a layer.
2 Type a new name in the box.
3 Repeat for any other layers to
give each layer a distinctive
name.
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