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Hiding/Displaying Layers
You can hide the layers to view only certain portions of an image for easy
editing.

To hide/display a layer:
1. In the Layers panel, click the eye icon next to a layer to hide its content.
2. Click in the column again to re-display the content.

Renaming a Layer
You can give meaningful names to layers to reflect
their contents.
To rename a layer: 1 2
1. In the Layers panel, double-click the layer
name.

2. Type the new name and press the Enter key.

Deleting a Layer
You can delete the layers that are not required anymore.

1 To delete a layer:
1. In the Layers panel, select the layer you want to delete.
2. Drag the layer to the Delete icon at the bottom or press
the Delete key.

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Layer Effects
Photoshop offers a variety of layer effects to enhance the appearance of the contents of a layer.
To apply a Layer effect:

1. Select a layer in the Layers panel.
Click Layer in tthe Application Bar, and then click Layer style and select an effect from the
sub-menu that appears.

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