Change and update a layer comp, Clear layer comp warnings, Delete a layer comp – Adobe Photoshop CS3 User Manual

Page 324: Export layer comps

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Change and update a layer comp

If you change the configuration of a layer comp, you need to update it.

1

Select the layer comp in the Layer Comps palette.

2

Make changes to the layer’s visibility, position, or style. You may need to change the layer comp’s options to record

these changes.

3

To change your comp options, select Layer Comp Options from the palette menu and select additional options to

record layer position and style.

4

Click the Update Layer Comp button

at the bottom of the palette.

Clear layer comp warnings

Certain actions create a state where the layer comp can no longer be fully restored. This happens when you delete a
layer, merge a layer, or convert a layer to a background. In such instances, a caution icon

appears next to the layer

comp name.

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Do one of the following:

•

Ignore the warning, which may result in the loss of one or more layers. Other saved parameters may be preserved.

•

Update the comp, which results in the loss of the previously captured parameters, but brings the comp up to date.

•

Click the caution icon to see the message explaining that the layer comp can’t be restored properly. Choose Clear
to remove the alert icon and leave the remaining layers unchanged.

•

Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the caution icon to see the pop-up menu that lets you choose
either the Clear Layer Comp Warning or the Clear All Layer Comp Warnings command.

Delete a layer comp

❖

Do one of the following:

•

Select the layer comp in the Layer Comps palette and click the Delete icon in the palette, or choose Delete Layer
Comp from the palette menu.

•

Drag it to the Delete icon in the palette.

Export layer comps

You can export layer comps to individual files, to a PDF file containing multiple layer comps, or to a web photo
gallery of layer comps.

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Choose File > Scripts and then choose one of the following commands:

Layer Comps To Files

Exports all layer comps to individual files, one for each comp.

Layer Comps To PDF

Exports all layer comps to a PDF file.

Layer Comps To WPG

Exports all layer comps to a web photo gallery.

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