Layer locked.

JC
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Joseph_Casalino
Mar 9, 2009
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I am using Photoshop CS2 with Windows XP. Why are all the photos that I import into Photoshop have the layer locked. I tried to save them both as .psd and as .jpeg. But, it makes no difference. In the layer pallette, the layer is marked as locked but the icons at the top are all grayed out. It is making it impossible to do anything with my photos.
Thanks, Joe
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Silkrooster
Mar 9, 2009
You can double click on the layer. It will ask you if you want to name it. You can type a name or use the default. When you click ok the layer will no longer be locked.
When you save the file you must use one of the formats that support layers for the layer to stay unlocked.
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Phosphor
Mar 9, 2009
It is making it impossible to do anything with my photos.

No it’s not. You can do pretty much anything but move the layer.
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Buko
Mar 9, 2009
What Ed said.
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dave_milbut
Mar 9, 2009
what buko said.
JC
Joseph_Casalino
Mar 9, 2009
Thanks for the help.
Joe
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Phosphor
Mar 9, 2009
BTW, if you hold down Alt while double-clicking in the Layers palette it skips the naming dialog.
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Q_Photo
Mar 10, 2009
You should consider making a COPY of the background and doing your work on that.

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