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- <h2>Layers Menu</h2>
- <p>The commands in this menu only affect the currently active Layer, as
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- <h3><a name="AddNewLayer"></a>Add New Layer </h3>
- <p>This will add a new, transparent layer to the image.</p>
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- <h3><a name="DeleteLayer"></a>Delete Layer </h3>
- <p>This will remove the active layer from the image. You will be
- asked to confirm this is what you want to do before it is deleted.</p>
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- <h3><a name="DuplicateLayer"></a>Duplicate Layer </h3>
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- duplicated. The new layer will also have the same name as the
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- <h3><a name="MergeLayerDown"></a>Merge Layer Down</h3>
- <p>This will take the current layer and merge it into the layer that
- is below it.</p>
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- <h3><a name="ImportFromFile"></a>Import From File </h3>
- <p>This allows you to select one or more images that will be
- imported as one or more new layers.</p>
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- Adjustments</a> </h3>
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- here</a> to learn more.</p>
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- <h3><a name="Flip"></a>Flip </h3>
- <p>This submenu allows you to flip just the active layer, either
- horizontally or vertically.</p>
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- <h3><a name="RotateZoom"></a><a href="RotateZoom.html">Rotate / Zoom</a></h3>
- <p>This command allows you to rotate and pan in all three
- dimensions. Click <a href="RotateZoom.html">here</a> to read more
- about it.</p></li>
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- <h3><a name="LayerProperties"></a>Layer Properties </h3>
- <p>This command brings up a dialog that allows you to define how the
- layer blends in with the layers that are before it in the Layers
- Window's list. You may specify a name, whether the layer is visible,
- a blending mode, and an opacity level.</p>
- <p>There are fourteen (14) blending modes available: Normal,
- Multiply, Additive, Color Burn, Color Dodge, Reflect, Glow, Overlay,
- Difference, Negation, Light, Darken, Screen, and Xor.</p>
- <p>The opacity slider controls how transparent the layer is overall.</p>
- <img border="0" src="Images/LayerProperties.png"></li>
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