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7. The «Layer» Menu |  |
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The command merges the active layer with the layer just below it in the stack, taking into account the various properties of the active layer, such as its opacity and layer mode. The resulting merged layer will be in Normal mode, have opacity set to 100%, and will have an alpha channel even if the original layers didn't have one. If the layer below is not opaque, or if it is in some mode other than Normal, then this command will generally change the appearance of the image.
The most common use of is to construct a layer, by starting with a «base layer» (usually opaque and in Normal mode, so that you can see what you are doing), and adding a «modification layer» on top of it, with whatever shape, opacity, and layer mode you need. In this case, merging down the modification layer will combine the two layers into one, without changing the way the image looks.
The command is not available when a floating layer is present.
You can access this command
From the main menu through → .
From the
Layers Dialog, you
can access it through the command
of its context menu, or by clicking on the
icon button on the bottom of that dialog.
