Chapter 3 Flashcards
Flattening
Merges all visible layers into a single Background layer and discards all hidden layers
Crop
To exclude part of an image
Layer Thumbnail
Contains a miniature picture of the layer’s content and appears the the left of the layer name on the layers panel
Merging
Combining multiple image layers into a single layer
Opacity
Determines the percentage of transparency
Rasterize
The process of converting a type layer to a bitmapped image layer
Layer Group
Am organizing tool you use to associate layers on the layers panel
Selection
An area in an image that is surrounded by a selection marquee and can then be manipulated
Object Layer
A layer containing one or moe images
Marquee
A series of dotted lines indicating a selected area that can be edited or dragged into another image
If a layer name is too long in the layer panel, how can you see the full name without resizing the layer panel?
Holding the pointer over the name
Name the four types of layers?
Background
Type
Adjustment
Image
What is one of the benefits to using multiple layers?
You can create different design effects by rearranging layers
Why might you want to convert a background layer into an image layer?
To use the full range of editing tools on the layer content
What is the easiest way to change the units of measure on the ruler?
Control click on the ruler