Protecting Transparent Areas

To apply tools and effects only to areas of a raster layer with data, use the Lock Transparency feature on the Layers palette. Transparent areas remain protected when you paint, apply effects, paste selections, or perform other edits.

Note: This feature applies to raster layers only. You cannot lock the trans­parency of vector, art media, adjustment, mask, or group layers. Also, background layers do not support transparency.

When transparency is locked, the Lock Transparency button displays . When a transparency is not locked, the Lock Transparency button is grey .

To lock or unlock the transparency:

Do one of the following:

 

Related Topics

Blending Layers

Changing the Opacity of Layers

Cleaning up the Edges of Layers Created from Selections

Duplicating Layers

Editing Layer Properties

Modifying Layers

Using the Layers palette