How do you link an adjastment layer to the underneath layer only

[margieannejulie]

Hi, many years ago I used to link an adjustment layer to the underneath layer. That was done with option click or command click I don't remember. Certainly not control click. This is important when your underlying layer is a patch, a small portion because you don't want the effect on the whole image.

In this case my patch is in layer 1. For "patch" I mean a portion of layer 0 brought up to layer 1 with Command C, Command V. The resulting link was a rght angle arrow pointing from the A Layer to the underlying layer. Doing the above I don't obtain anything. Thanks

[margieannejulie]

[D Fosse · Accepted solution]

Alt-click between the layers to clip to underlying layer. You'll see a small arrow symbol in the clipped layer.

[Ged_Traynor]

@D Fosse you beat me by 17 seconds 😁

[D Fosse]

Yep, you should have skipped that coffee, Ged 🙂

[Ged_Traynor · Accepted solution]

@margieannejulie you have 2 options to create a clipping mask, either ALT click between the 2 layers or right click on the adjustment layer and select create clipping mask

[margieannejulie]

so it was between the 2, that's why, harder to know who was first, thank you

[jane-e]

@margieannejulie 

For clarity (and for others who see this in the future), because you are on a Mac it's Option+Click between the layers 😊.

Jane

[Ged_Traynor]

@jane-e I missed the MAC bit 😉