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duggarts
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January 4, 2018
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Layers in Photoshop

  • January 4, 2018
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Hello to everyone  , I am just returning to Photoshop after a very long time off and I have to start all over again so please pardon the " stupid" questions that I might be asking all over again. But also please remember that I am  a novice at Photoshop.

Question : When I put a photo in Photoshop  it goes on the background layer ,  and when I add a second photo it erases the first clip and it goes on to the background also .

Now if I have three (3) clips in Photoshop how can I get to see then as  Layer  3

                                                                                                                  Layer 2

                                                                                                                  Layer 1

                                                                                                                  Background

Thanks very much.

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      Correct answer Theresa J

      It sounds like you have opened 3 separate documents. You need to combine them into a single document to have layers. I recorded this video that shows different ways that you can combine images into a single document. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgaDPeujU3Y&sns=em

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      c.pfaffenbichler
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      c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      January 4, 2018

      When I put a photo in Photoshop  it goes on the background layer ,  and when I add a second photo it erases the first clip and it goes on to the background also .

      No, when you open two images they are simply open as two separate files, nothing is erased.

      Maybe you should abandon the tabbed display and use floating windows to better appreciate this.

      Now if I have three (3) clips in Photoshop how can I get to see then as  Layer  3

                                                                                                                         Layer 2

                                                                                                                         Layer 1

                                                                                                                         Background

      One can copy/paste (not a very good option, though), drag/drop, use File > Scripts > Load Files into Stack, …

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      duggartsAuthor
      Inspiring
      January 5, 2018

      I probably do not have a  complete understanding of how Photoshop works . As I said earlier I have 3 clips in Photoshop  ,  I though that :

      Clip -1  was always the BACKGROUND LAYER  and then

      Clip -2 would show as LAYER _ 2

      Clip - 3  would show as  LAYER _3

      But when I click on CLIP - 2  this now shows as THE BACKGROUND LAYER , ETC ETC.

      Theresa J
      Community Expert
      Theresa JCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      January 6, 2018

      It sounds like you have opened 3 separate documents. You need to combine them into a single document to have layers. I recorded this video that shows different ways that you can combine images into a single document. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgaDPeujU3Y&sns=em

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