- Chapter 7: Speedy Gonzalez: Layer Tips
- NAMING LAYERS (AND WHY YOU SHOULD)
- LOCK ALL THOSE LAYERS IN JUST ONE CLICK
- TOGGLE THROUGH THE BLEND MODEs
- HIDE YOUR OTHER LAYERS IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE
- WHY DRAGGING AND DROPPING STYLES ROCKS!
- APPLYING LAYER STYLES TO YOUR BACKGROUND LAYER
- LOCK, LOAD, AND MOVE LAYERS
- MANAGING YOUR LAYERS
- INSTANT OPACITY CHANGE
- COPY A LAYER IN THE SAME LOCATION IN ANOTHER DOCUMENT
- MOVING MULTIPLE LAYERS FROM DOCUMENT TO DOCUMENT
- CENTERING DRAGGED LAYERS THE EASY WAY
- EASIER DROP SHADOW ANGLE ADJUSTMENTS
- LAYER NAVIGATION SHORTCUT
- SUPER-FAST LAYER COPIES
- INSTANT LAYER ALIGNMENT
- SEPARATION ANXIETY: PUT A LAYER STYLE ON A SEPARATE LAYER
- LAYER EFFECTS REMOVAL SPEED TIP
- JUMP TO ANY LAYER JUST BY CLICKING IN YOUR IMAGE
- COLOR-CODING MADE EASY
- CAN'T PAINT ON A LAYER? HERE'S WHY
- SPEED UP PHOTOSHOP BY MERGING LAYERS
- LAYER SET SUPER-SPEED TIP
- SAVE ROOM IN YOUR LAYERS PALETTE
- CAN'T WE ALL JUST HAVE THE SAME STYLE?
- LAYER PALETTE NAVIGATION SPEED TIPS
- QUICK COPY YOUR LAYER MASK
- SELECT EVERYTHING ON YOUR LAYER IN ONE CLICK
- VIEW YOUR LAYER MASK AS A RUBYLITH
- SELECTING JUST ONE OBJECT ON A LAYER
- KEEP LAYER STYLES FROM AFFECTING NEW WORK
- UN-FILLING FOR FUN AND PROFIT
- OPACITY SLIDER SPEED TIPS
- CHANGE LAYER SET BLEND MODES WITH CAUTION
- AVOIDING THE LAYER MENU
- MORE CONTROL OVER BLENDS: ADVANCED BLENDING
- SHAPES WITHOUT THE SHAPE LAYER
- SECRET OPACITY SEE-THROUGH PART OF A LAYER TIP
This chapter is from the book
OPACITY SLIDER SPEED TIPS
If you're using the Opacity slider in the Layers palette, you can control this slider (which frankly is a bit awkward to control with your mouse) by using the Arrow keys on your keyboard. Here's how: Click on the right-facing triangle next to the Opacity field, then use the Left and Right Arrow keys to move 1% at a time. If you hold the Shift key, you'll move 10% at a clip.
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