How to select layer in item

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Elmo Watson
Oct 20, 2005
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in past versions (I’ve now got CS2) – I could control Click the layer (in the layer’s pallette), and it would select the item(s) in the layer – – Now – it does something totally different…

How is it done now?
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Tom Thomas
Oct 20, 2005
"Elmo Watson" wrote:

in past versions (I’ve now got CS2) – I could control Click the layer (in the layer’s pallette), and it would select the item(s) in the layer – – Now – it does something totally different…

If you CTRL-Click on the name of the layer it causes that layer to be selected and linked to any other layers which are selected. It’s the "new" way of linking layers instead of the old chain link icon.

If you CTRL-Click on the little thumnail of the layer in the layers palette it will still do what you’re looking for — select all non-transparent areas on that layer.
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Elmo Watson
Oct 20, 2005
Doah!!

it’s really throwing me off not having a paperclip column in the layers pallette (for linking) – – I’ve only used CS2 a tiny bit – – and it just looks funny and being that way, I totally forgot it was the thumbnail you click on.

Thanks

"Tom Thomas" wrote in message
"Elmo Watson" wrote:

in past versions (I’ve now got CS2) – I could control Click the layer (in the layer’s pallette), and it would select the item(s) in the layer – – Now – it does something totally different…

If you CTRL-Click on the name of the layer it causes that layer to be selected and linked to any other layers which are selected. It’s the "new" way of linking layers instead of the old chain link icon.
If you CTRL-Click on the little thumnail of the layer in the layers palette it will still do what you’re looking for — select all non-transparent areas on that layer.
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Tom

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