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Layer Visibility: The eye shows that the selected layer is visible. Click on or off to
see or hide a layer.
Layer Locking Options: Checkered square icon locks transparency while the brush
icon locks the image, the arrow icon locks the position of the layer and the lock
icon locks all options.
Layer Blending Mode: Choose a particular blending mode from the drop-down
menu to use special effects.
Fill / Opacity: Lets you specify the transparency of the document by tying in some
values or dragging the slider.
Layer Options Menu Located at the top right section of the layer panel, this menu
allows you to select multiple layer options. Some of them are displayed as icons at
the bottom of the Layers palette too.
Link Layers The first option at the bottom of the layer pallet. It allows you to link
multiple layers so that you can move or transform those linked layers together.
Layer Styles Allows you to add various visual effects to the selected layer.
Layer Mask Allows you to show or hide certain parts of the layer with the use of
paintbrush.
New Fill or Adjustment Layer Creates a new layer that can be used as other layers
in the document.
New Group Allows you to organize document with multiple layers where you can
group different layers into a folder.
New Layer A shortcut icon to create a new layer in the document.
Delete Layer A shortcut icon to delete a layer or a group of layers. You can drag
the layers to the trash to get it deleted or select the layers and click on the trash
icon too.
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