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Creating Layer Sets

Layer sets are great for organizing layers into groups. After you’ve divided layers into layer sets, you can view just the name of the layer set in the Layers palette or click the tiny arrow to show all the layers contained within the layer set.

Here’s how to create a layer set:

Choose Layer>New>Layer Set or Alt+click/Option+click the Create New Set button at the bottom of the Layers palette. (See Figure 15-5.)




Figure 15-5: Alt+click/Option+click the Create New Set button to access layer set properties.


If you click the Create New Set button without holding down Alt/Option, Photoshop creates a layer set with a default name and no color coding.





Use the New Layer Set dialog box shown in Figure 15-6 to select the layer set’s properties.




Figure 15-6: Use the New Layer Set dialog box to name and color code the layer set.






Type a name for the layer set into the Name text box. By default, Photoshop automatically enters the name Set followed by a number. You can use any descriptive name that works for you.





Use the Color drop-down list to color code the layer set.






Use the Mode drop-down list to select a blending mode. The default setting is Pass Through mode. With this blending mode selected, any blending mode or adjustment layers applied to a layer within the layer set affect the rest of the layers below it (even if the layers are not in the layer set). Any other setting using the Mode drop-down list restricts blending mode or adjustment layer effects to the layers within the layer set.







Click OK.







Tip

Layer sets can be repositioned in the stacking order just like layers. Just drag the layer set up or down the list to a new position in the Layers palette.