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                    Create adjustment and fill 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="#WS6271FE17-DDA7-48fb-84A6-263A20A54EF4a"><h1 class="topictitle1">Create an adjustment layer</h1>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS375F6CCC-1383-4729-A1CD-4D26F1C867DDa"><h1 class="topictitle1">Create a fill layer</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"><div class="para">Adjustment layers and
fill layers have the same opacity and blending mode options as image
layers. You can rearrange, delete, hide, and duplicate them just as
you do image layers. By default, adjustment layers and fill layers
have layer masks, as indicated by the mask icon to the left of the
layer thumbnail. To create adjustment layers without layer masks,
deselect Add Mask by Default in the Adjustments panel menu. <div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />To confine the effects of the adjustment layer
or fill layer to a selected area, make a selection, create a closed
path and select it, or&#160;select an existing closed path.
When you use a selection, you create an&#160;adjustment layer
or fill layer confined by a layer&#160;mask. When you use a
path, you create an adjustment layer or fill layer confined by a
vector&#160;mask.</div></div>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="la_14" src="images/la_14.png" /><div class="figdesc">Adjustment and fill layers</div><br /><dl><dt class="dlterm">A.</dt>
<dd>Adjustment layer confined to Log Home layer only</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">B.</dt>
<dd>Layer
thumbnail</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">C.</dt>
<dd>Fill layer</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">D.</dt>
<dd>Layer mask</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
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<div id="WS6271FE17-DDA7-48fb-84A6-263A20A54EF4a" class="nochunk"><a name="WS6271FE17-DDA7-48fb-84A6-263A20A54EF4a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Create an adjustment layer</h3><div><div class="section"><p>For information on specific adjustment layer
options, see <a href="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-7693a.html">Color and tonal adjustments</a>.</p>
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<div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;Do
one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>Click an adjustment icon or select an adjustment
preset in the Adjustments panel.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Click the New Adjustment Layer button&#160;<img src="images/P_Adjustments_Wi_N.png" /> at&#160;the
bottom of the Layers panel, and choose an adjustment layer type.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Choose Layer&#160;&gt; New Adjustment Layer,
and choose an option. Name the layer, set layer options, and click&#160;OK.</p>
</li>
</ul>
 <div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />To confine the effects of an adjustment
layer to a group of layers, create a clipping mask consisting of
those layers. You can place the adjustment layers in or at the base
of the clipping mask. The resulting adjustment is confined to the
layers inside the group. (Alternatively, you can create a layer
group that uses any blending mode other than Pass Through.)</div></div>
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<div id="WS375F6CCC-1383-4729-A1CD-4D26F1C867DDa" class="nochunk"><a name="WS375F6CCC-1383-4729-A1CD-4D26F1C867DDa"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Create a fill layer</h3><div><div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;Do
one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>Choose Layer&#160;&gt; New Fill Layer,
and choose an option. Name the layer, set layer options, and click&#160;OK. </p>
</li>
<li><div class="para">Click the New Adjustment Layer button&#160;<img src="images/P_Adjustments_Wi_N.png" /> at&#160;the
bottom of the Layers panel, and choose a fill layer type.<dl><dt class="dlterm">Solid Color</dt>
<dd>Fills the
adjustment layer with the current foreground color. Use the Color
Picker to select a different a fill color.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Gradient</dt>
<dd>Click
the gradient to display the Gradient Editor, or click the inverted arrow
and choose a gradient from the pop‑up panel. Set additional options
if desired. Style specifies the shape of the gradient. Angle specifies
the angle at which the gradient is applied. Scale changes the size
of the gradient. Reverse flips the orientation of the gradient.
Dither reduces banding by applying dithering to the gradient. Align&#160;With
Layer uses the bounding box of the layer to calculate the gradient
fill. You can drag in the image window to move the&#160;center
of the gradient.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Pattern</dt>
<dd>Click
the pattern, and choose a pattern from the pop‑up panel. Click Scale,
and enter a value or drag the slider. Click&#160;Snap To Origin
to make the origin of the pattern the same as the origin of the
document. Select Link With Layer if you want the pattern to move
along with the layer as the layer moves. When Link With Layer is
selected, you can drag in the image to position the pattern while
the Pattern Fill dialog box is open. </dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
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