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Zeeshan Liaqat
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March 25, 2019
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To unlink a layer click on "Link Layers" why?

  • March 25, 2019
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Hi Adobe,

Might be that my OCD is kicking in but on Adobe Photoshop CC 20.0.4, I'm always looking for "Unlink Layers" on the linked layer menu but can't find it but I have to click on "Link Layers". see screenshot below:

Best Regards,

Zeeshan

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    Jeff Arola
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    Jeff ArolaCommunity Expert
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    March 25, 2019

    Seems to work fine here using photoshop 20.0.4 on macOS Mojave 10.14.3

    Make sure you have the layers that are linked selected in the layers panel in order to see Unlink Layers

      c.pfaffenbichler
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      c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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      March 25, 2019

      Hmm, I must have been mistaken when checking before, »Unlink Layers« is is here, too, on 20.0.4.

      Jeff Arola
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      Jeff ArolaCommunity Expert
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      March 25, 2019

      It looks like it was changed or it's a bug since photoshop cs6 does show Unlink Layers without having more than one linked layer selected.

        davescm
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        davescmCommunity Expert
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        March 25, 2019

        Hi

        On this forum we are Photoshop users not Adobe staff , so can't really answer the why.

        In the layer menu "Link Layers"  changes to "Unlink layers" when the layers are already linked. However the context menu that opens when you right click in the layers panel, the item remains named  "Link layers", although it does do the same job.

        If it bothers you, you could raise a feature request/bug report here, where it will be seen by Adobe developers:

        Photoshop Family Customer Community

        Dave

          c.pfaffenbichler
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          c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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          March 25, 2019

          Why would you do that with the contextual menu when clicking the »Link layers«-icons at the bottom of the Layers Panel achieves the same result?

          While your argument has merit in principle, it seems that contextual menu does not feature changeable wording (unlike the »proper« menu) so to address it they might have to add a line for »Unlink Layers« that would be grayed out when not applicable.

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