Locked layers????????

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Lee_Olson
Dec 6, 2006
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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.
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Doug_Katz
Dec 6, 2006
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.
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Lee_Olson
Dec 6, 2006
The / key did it, Doug. Thanks so much. You saved me from re-doing the whole image and taught me something new. 😉
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jgray132000
Dec 14, 2006
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!
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Ram
Dec 14, 2006
Try the Photoshop Windows across the hall. This here is the Adobe Photoshop Macintosh forum.

(Most likely you’re targeting the wrong layer.)
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jgray132000
Dec 14, 2006
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.
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Ram
Dec 14, 2006
Then give us more details, please.

Click here <http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx?50@@.2cd06cd9> for advice on how to ask your question correctly for quicker answers. Thanks!
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charles badland
Dec 14, 2006
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.

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