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                    Select layers
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                <br clear="both" /><div id="minitoc"><div class="t"><div class="b"><div class="l"><div class="r"><div class="bl"><div class="br"><div class="tl"><div class="tr"><div><h3>Contents [<a href="#" onclick="return toggleMiniToc('minitoc-links', this);" class="hideLink">Hide</a>]</h3><ul id="minitoc-links"><li><p><a href="#WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-78d0a"><h1 class="topictitle1">Select layers in the Layers panel</h1>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-78cfa"><h1 class="topictitle1">Select layers in the document window</h1>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-78cea"><h1 class="topictitle1">Select a layer in a group</h1>
</a></p></li></ul></div></div><br clear="both" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="both" /><div><div class="section"><p>You can select one or more layers to work
on them. For some activities, such as painting or making color and
tonal adjustments, you can work on only one layer at a time. A single
selected layer is called the <dfn class="term">active layer</dfn>. The name
of the active layer appears in the title bar of the document window.</p>
<p>For
other activities, such as moving, aligning, transforming, or applying
styles from the Styles panel, you can select and work on multiple
layers at a time. You can select layers in the Layers panel or with
the Move tool&#160;<img src="images/P_Move_Lg_N.png" />.</p>
<p>You
can also link layers. Unlike multiple layers selected at the same
time, linked layers stay linked when you change the selection in
the Layers panel. See <a href="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-78c9a.html">Link and unlink layers</a>.</p>
<div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />If you don’t see the
desired results when using a tool or applying a command, you may
not have the correct layer selected. Check the Layers panel to make
sure that you’re working on the correct layer.</div></div>
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<div id="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-78d0a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-78d0a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Select layers in the Layers panel</h3><div><div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;Do
one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>Click a layer in the Layers panel.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To select multiple contiguous layers, click the
first layer and then Shift-click the last layer. </p>
</li>
<li><p>To select multiple noncontiguous layers, Ctrl-click
(Windows) or Command-click (Mac&#160;OS) them in the Layers
panel. </p>
<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>When selecting, Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click
(Mac&#160;OS) the area outside the layer thumbnail. Ctrl-clicking
or Command-clicking the layer thumbnail selects the nontransparent
areas of the layer.</div>
</li>
<li><p>To select all layers, choose Select&#160;&gt;
All Layers.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To select all layers of a similar type (for example
all type layers), select one of the layers and choose Select&#160;&gt;
Select Similar Layers.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To deselect a layer, Ctrl-click the layer.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To have no layer selected, click in the Layers panel
below the background or bottom layer, or choose Select&#160;&gt;
Deselect Layers.</p>
</li>
</ul>
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<div id="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-78cfa" class="nochunk"><a name="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-78cfa"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Select layers in the document window</h3><div><ol><li><span>Select
the Move tool&#160;<img src="images/P_Move_Lg_N.png" />.</span></li>
<li><span>Do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>In the options bar, select Auto Select,
then choose Layer from the drop-down menu, and click in the document
on the layer you want to select. The top layer containing pixels
under the cursor is selected. </p>
</li>
<li><p>In the options bar, select Auto Select, then choose
Group from the drop-down menu, and click in the document on the
content you want to select. The top group containing pixels under
the cursor is selected. If you click an ungrouped layer, it becomes
selected.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac&#160;OS)
in the image, and choose a layer from the context menu. The context
menu lists all the layers that contain pixels under the current
pointer location.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
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<div id="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-78cea" class="nochunk"><a name="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-78cea"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Select a layer in a group</h3><div><ol><li><span>Click the group in the Layers panel. </span></li>
<li><span>Click the triangle to the left of the folder icon&#160;<img src="images/P_Folder_Wi_N.png" />.</span></li>
<li><span>Click the individual layer in the group.</span></li>
</ol>
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