Locating items/layers in complex images

i have found it helps in the discipline of naming each layer as I am working there…not later.

"Stefan Frick" wrote in message

Suppose I have a complex image with a huge number of layers, and I want to find out on what specific layer a certain item belongs to. Is there any simple way to do this, except from cycling trough the layers?

stupid_idiot wrote:

i have found it helps in the discipline of naming each layer as I am working there…not later.

VG Point. In addition grouping layers together can also help organize things logically.

JP

Select the Move tool. Put the arrow over the point you wish to identify – hold down CTRL and click the left mouse button – this will highlight and move you to the layer thats uppermost at that point

If you need a lower layer move the arrow over the point and click the right hand mouse button – a list of layers at that point will appear – click on the layer you want on the pop up list to move to it

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"Stefan Frick" wrote in message

Suppose I have a complex image with a huge number of layers, and I want to find out on what specific layer a certain item belongs to. Is there any simple way to do this, except from cycling trough the layers?

Stefan Frick wrote:

Suppose I have a complex image with a huge number of layers, and I want to find out on what specific layer a certain item belongs to. Is there any simple way to do this, except from cycling trough the layers?

Windows: Right click on the layer and you will get a context menu with the most likely layers shown. Click on a menu item and it brings you to that layer.

Mac: Command-Control does the same thing or right-click if you have a two button mouse.

Note: It can get confused by Layer Sets.You can do the same thing with Auto Select Layer checked and just clicking on an area, but that can sometimes take you to a layer you don’t want to go to, so I usually leave it unchecked.

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Excellent, thanks a lot!

-Stefan

PS. Is this feature documented somewhere?

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Select the Move tool. Put the arrow over the point you wish to identify – hold down CTRL and click the left mouse button – this will highlight and move you to the layer thats uppermost at that point

If you need a lower layer move the arrow over the point and click the

right

hand mouse button – a list of layers at that point will appear – click on the layer you want on the pop up list to move to it

—
www.micromountain.com
"Stefan Frick" wrote in message

Suppose I have a complex image with a huge number of layers, and I want to find out on what specific layer a certain item belongs to. Is there any simple way to do this, except from cycling trough the layers?

There’s a brief note on selecting layers in the PS help but I dont think it mentions CTRL + left click

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"Stefan Frick" wrote in message

Excellent, thanks a lot!

-Stefan

PS. Is this feature documented somewhere?

"broga" <ian’@(remove to e-mail)micromountain.com> skrev i meddelandet

Select the Move tool. Put the arrow over the point you wish to

identify –

hold down CTRL and click the left mouse button – this will highlight and move you to the layer thats uppermost at that point

If you need a lower layer move the arrow over the point and click the

right

hand mouse button – a list of layers at that point will appear – click

on

the layer you want on the pop up list to move to it

—
www.micromountain.com
"Stefan Frick" wrote in message

Suppose I have a complex image with a huge number of layers, and I want to find out on what specific layer a certain item belongs to. Is there any simple way to do this, except from cycling trough the layers?

Ctrl-Clicking with the Move tool just toggles the "Auto Select Layer" option on the toolbar.

-Steven

"broga" <ian’@(remove to e-mail)micromountain.com> wrote in message

There’s a brief note on selecting layers in the PS help but I dont think

it

mentions CTRL + left click

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www.micromountain.com
"Stefan Frick" wrote in message

Excellent, thanks a lot!

-Stefan

PS. Is this feature documented somewhere?

"broga" <ian’@(remove to e-mail)micromountain.com> skrev i meddelandet

Select the Move tool. Put the arrow over the point you wish to

identify –

hold down CTRL and click the left mouse button – this will highlight

and

move you to the layer thats uppermost at that point

If you need a lower layer move the arrow over the point and click the

right

hand mouse button – a list of layers at that point will appear – click

on

the layer you want on the pop up list to move to it

—
www.micromountain.com
"Stefan Frick" wrote in message

Suppose I have a complex image with a huge number of layers, and I want to find out on what specific layer a certain item belongs to. Is there any simple way to do this, except from cycling trough the layers?

If you have PSCS, you can also Ctrl right click and a small menu will come listing all of the layers and you can select one that way. I can’t remember if this worked in PS7 or not. In PS7, I used the techniques already mentioned.

"steven" wrote in message

Ctrl-Clicking with the Move tool just toggles the "Auto Select Layer"

option

on the toolbar.

-Steven

"broga" <ian’@(remove to e-mail)micromountain.com> wrote in message

There’s a brief note on selecting layers in the PS help but I dont think

it

mentions CTRL + left click

—
www.micromountain.com
"Stefan Frick" wrote in message

Excellent, thanks a lot!

-Stefan

PS. Is this feature documented somewhere?

"broga" <ian’@(remove to e-mail)micromountain.com> skrev i meddelandet

Select the Move tool. Put the arrow over the point you wish to

identify –

hold down CTRL and click the left mouse button – this will highlight

and

move you to the layer thats uppermost at that point

If you need a lower layer move the arrow over the point and click

the

right

hand mouse button – a list of layers at that point will appear –

click

on

the layer you want on the pop up list to move to it

—
www.micromountain.com
"Stefan Frick" wrote in message

Suppose I have a complex image with a huge number of layers, and I want to find out on what specific layer a certain item

belongs

to. Is there any simple way to do this, except from cycling trough the layers?

To activate the layer containing an item simply put whatever tool you’re using over the item and ctrl + alt + right click. I’m assuming you’re using a PC…I don’t know what it is on a Mac.
"Stefan Frick" wrote in message

Suppose I have a complex image with a huge number of layers, and I want to find out on what specific layer a certain item belongs to. Is there any simple way to do this, except from cycling trough the layers?

Or, if you have named the layers, just right click and select the named layer from the drop menu.

"neon" wrote in message

To activate the layer containing an item simply put whatever tool you’re using over the item and ctrl + alt + right click. I’m assuming you’re

using

a PC…I don’t know what it is on a Mac.
"Stefan Frick" wrote in message

Suppose I have a complex image with a huge number of layers, and I want to find out on what specific layer a certain item belongs to. Is there any simple way to do this, except from cycling trough the layers?