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If you are unhappy with the effect, you can simply delete the layer without making any change to
                 the original image. All the layers are visible in the Layers panel.


                 COMPONENTS OF THE LAYERS PANEL

                 Layers panel provides us with a variety of tools. Let us take a look at the components of the layers
                 panel.



                                                                                    Layer filtering options

                               Indicates layer
                                  visibility                                          Layers





                                Add layer mask


                                   Link layers                                            Delete layer

                            Add a layer style
                                                                                          Create a new layer
                                                     Create new fill or   Create a
                                                      adjustment layer   new group

                 The layers panel allows you to

                      change the visibility of a layer to on and off by clicking on the eye icon next to the layer name.
                     If you see the eye icon, it means the layer visibility is on. Clicking on the eye again will make
                     the layer invisible.
                      rename a layer by double-clicking on the layer name.

                      change the order of the layers by clicking and dragging the layer up/down to the new position
                     in the Layers panel.

                      create a new layer by clicking on
                                                                       Subject: Create, delete or rename a layer
                     the Create a new layer button at
                     the bottom of the Layers panel.                   To create,  delete  or rename  a layer, click  on the
                                                                       Layer menu    Select the desired option from the
                      make  a duplicate  layer by                      pop-up menu and then, perform action accordingly.
                     right-clicking  on the  layer
                     name     and    selecting   the
                     Duplicate Layer option. The Duplicate Layer dialog box appears. Type the name of the new

                     layer. By default, it is the name of the copied layer with a copy attached to the name of the
                     layer.
                      add a style to a layer by clicking on the Add a layer style button.








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