Adding Layer Mask to Original JPG File and Moving It to Top Of Layers Palette

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Aug 8, 2006
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Trying an OOB tutorial (
http://www.worth1000.com/tutorial.asp?sid=161043 ) where it asks to "add layer masks to both the Original and the Frame layer" but with the original jpg highlighted in the Layers Palette, the "Add Layer Mask" is grayed out. I can do it with a copied original file but no luck with original. Any suggestions?

The original file has a padlock icon in the layer window, which I am unable to effect.

Secondly, the tutorial shows the original JPG file above all the added layers but I also cannot move the file to the top of the Palette.

Any suggestions would be most helpful to this newbie. I am using Photoshop CS2 in a Windows XP Pro OS.

Bluecoat
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granny
Aug 8, 2006
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Trying an OOB tutorial (
http://www.worth1000.com/tutorial.asp?sid=161043 ) >
The original file has a padlock icon in the layer window, which I am unable to effect.
Bluecoat

click on that layer window then in the properties window change the name to "original" then move it or continue with the tutorial

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granny
Aug 8, 2006
Old N Slow:
Granny typed:

Or just double click on the layer icon to make it a normal layer and unlock it.
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Voivod
Aug 8, 2006
On 8 Aug 2006 04:45:39 -0700, "Bluecoat"
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Trying an OOB tutorial (
http://www.worth1000.com/tutorial.asp?sid=161043 ) where it asks to "add layer masks to both the Original and the Frame layer" but with the original jpg highlighted in the Layers Palette, the "Add Layer Mask" is grayed out. I can do it with a copied original file but no luck with original. Any suggestions?

The original file has a padlock icon in the layer window, which I am unable to effect.

Secondly, the tutorial shows the original JPG file above all the added layers but I also cannot move the file to the top of the Palette.
Any suggestions would be most helpful to this newbie. I am using Photoshop CS2 in a Windows XP Pro OS.

They’re calling the layer ‘original’ it’s not THE original layer. Double click it and rename it and it will work.

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