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1. Re: Help! How do I make an image I open up be the background layer?
Herugrim123 Mar 9, 2012 3:05 PM (in response to lucille2010)I'm not sure why it's doing this but there is a simple workaround.
With your 'layer one' selected, go into the Layer menu, under New, and choose 'Background From Layer', and Photoshop will take your 'layer one' and covert it into a background layer with all of it's inherant properties.
Regards,
TL.
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2. Re: Help! How do I make an image I open up be the background layer?
Rik Ramsay Mar 9, 2012 3:05 PM (in response to lucille2010)Are you opening a document or creating a new one?
New file: You haven't stated what you see in Layer 1 so assuming you see a grid of grey boxes, I think you need to change the background contents dropdown in the 'new document' window from Transparent to white (or background color).
You can also create a background layer by using your paint bucket and clicking anywhere. This will fill the space with your foreground color. Then, change the name of that layer to background and lock it.
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3. Re: Help! How do I make an image I open up be the background layer?
lucille2010 Mar 9, 2012 3:28 PM (in response to Herugrim123)Herugrim123,This is really very inconsistent because sometimes when I open an image from FILE, OPEN, it will show up as the BACKGROUND and other times not. Also, when you say the layer menu, are you talking about right clicking layer 1 or the flyout menu?
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4. Re: Help! How do I make an image I open up be the background layer?
lucille2010 Mar 9, 2012 3:30 PM (in response to Rik Ramsay)Rik, when I open a file from the edit menu and it opens in PS, the background layer is white and layer 1 is the image I just opened.
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5. Re: Help! How do I make an image I open up be the background layer?
arc fixer Mar 9, 2012 3:32 PM (in response to lucille2010)Hi.
A simple Ctrl+E (Merge Down) will make the image the background layer.
Lee
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6. Re: Help! How do I make an image I open up be the background layer?
lucille2010 Mar 9, 2012 3:35 PM (in response to arc fixer)Lee, that did it! Thanks everyone.
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7. Re: Help! How do I make an image I open up be the background layer?
arc fixer Mar 9, 2012 5:27 PM (in response to lucille2010)For my part, you're welcome.
Lee



