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August 22, 2012
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layers & stuck in opacity mask layer CS6

  • August 22, 2012
  • 4 replies
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Hi,

I have two layers. Upper most with text is locked.

Bottom layer is an image I have applied a transparency/gradient mask for the raster image. Now, seems my layers palette is stuck in a mode called 'Layers (Opacity Mask)'.

Not seen this before, but this is CS6. How do I get out to the main, root level of the layers palette?

thanks!

    Correct answer Ton Frederiks

    In the Transparency Panel, select the left icon to edit the art.

    You have selected the right icon (to edit the Opacity mask)

     

    regards,

     

    Ton

    4 replies

    Participant
    May 15, 2024

    I couldn't find the left icon @Ton Frederiks referred to for ages in the Transparency Panel, in AI CC. But if it helps I literally just copied the masked image, deleted it and then pasted it again and it took me out of the Layers (Opacity) panel 🙂 

    Ton Frederiks
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 15, 2024

    On the left the object to be masked, on the right, the opacity mask.

    Participant
    June 14, 2024

    Thank you!!!

    Participant
    April 19, 2021

    I was stuck for like 15 minutes... couldn't get out of mask mode.  Thanks for the tip.

    Participant
    March 6, 2017

    Nunca se me ocurrió volver a pinchar el icono de la izquierda. También perdí mucho tiempo tratando de salir del modo máscara de opacidad hasta que tuve que recurrir a google. Gracias.

    Ton Frederiks
    Community Expert
    Ton FrederiksCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    August 22, 2012

    In the Transparency Panel, select the left icon to edit the art.

    You have selected the right icon (to edit the Opacity mask)

     

    regards,

     

    Ton

    waseem103
    Inspiring
    October 23, 2016

    thank you

    i lost a lot of time looking for how to exit mask mode