Select a layer inside a group

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liu
Jan 25, 2006
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Control-clicking on an object to select the layer it belongs to does not work when the layer is inside a group. I’ve just started using CS2 and seems that this old trick does not work anymore. Is there a way to select the layer?

Thanks,

cpliu
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Trace Elliot
Jan 27, 2006
liu wrote:
Control-clicking on an object to select the layer it belongs to does not work when the layer is inside a group. I’ve just started using CS2 and seems that this old trick does not work anymore. Is there a way to select the layer?

Thanks,

cpliu

With the Move Tool selected you can check the option ”Auto Select Layer" in the tool bar (also "auto select groups’ etc)
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liu
Jan 27, 2006
Thanks for the suggestion. With auto select layer on, you don’t need to press Control key to select a layer. But, you can’t select a layer inside a group. It only reaches the group level, but not the layers inside it.

Thanks,

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