Adding a transparent layer

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Ralph_Brannon
Apr 30, 2004
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I am sure I am doing this the long way.
Whenever I need a transparent layer under my pix, I have been going to NEW, then put in the size of my other pix, checking transparent, then drag/drop (using shift key) the pix on top of my transparent one.
Feel sure there is a quicker way to add that layer to my original pix, but I sure don’t know it.

Thanks,
Ralph
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Byron Gale
Apr 30, 2004
Ralph,

You should be able to simply click the "New Layer" icon at the bottom of the Layers palette… the icon looks like a little page with the lower-left corner turned up.

The keyboard shortcut is CTRL-SHIFT-N. Also via the menu Layer > New.

Byron
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Ralph_Brannon
Apr 30, 2004
Thanks
That gives me the transparent layer above the bkgrd layer, but I can’t drag it below background, or the background above it.
Must be one more step.

Ralph
<http://www.darkstar.us>
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Ralph_Brannon
Apr 30, 2004
THERE IT IS:
I have to dbl-click the background layer first, then add the layer, then drag it below the background layer.

Thanks for shakeing my brain in the right direction.

Ralph
<http://www.darkstar.us>
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Raymond Robillard
Apr 30, 2004
You can’t add anything under the background layer until it’s unlocked. Double-clicking on it, and then clicking on Ok did the trick.

Ray

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