I duplicated my background layer twice and after working on the new layers awhile I tried to perform a blur and couldn't. After looking around to find out why I saw a lock in each of the duplicated layers. A mouse-over the lock says: "this layer is partially locked."
Does anyone know how I did that and how to undo it? I am having no luck finishing the image.
Thanks in advance.
#1
If you duplicated the Background layer, they're locked because you either clicked one of the lock icons in the layers palette or hit the "/" key. Just toggle off the "depressed" icon at the top of the layers palette to unlock the layers.
#2
The / key did it, Doug. Thanks so much. You saved me from re-doing the whole image and taught me something new. ;)
#3
Hello---
I too duplicated a layer and after altering it (filters, opacity), the new layer wouldn't budge unless I used the Control key (PC) + Move tool. Neither layer is locked. The layer seems to move if I lessen the opacity...can you help? Can you tell me why does this happens--and how to avoid having "frozen" layers? Thanks!
#4
Try the Photoshop Windows across the hall. This here is the Adobe Photoshop Macintosh forum.
(Most likely you're targeting the wrong layer.)
#5
I appreciate your hall humor but I work on Macs and PCs. I am just trying to get an answer. The layer that I want is targeted...it just will not move unless I use the Control key (I'm at home at the moment, not in front of a Mac)... thanks, thanks, thanks.
#6
Then give us more details, please.
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#7
I'd bet your Auto Select Layer is taking you to the Background. Cmd/Cntrl disables it. Try turning it off in your Move Tool option bar.
#8