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09/27/2006 12:21:04 PM · #1
If I have a layer in Photoshop Elements 4 that I want to use in other PSD projects. What's the best way (if any) of doing so?

The layer is a text layer of watermark text. I would like to place that layer on multiple photos. I don't mind doing each photo individually--if fact I'd rather do that. I just don't want to perform each step necessary in creating the layer from scratch in every PSD.

Does that make sense?
09/27/2006 12:24:01 PM · #2
Drag and drop it from the layers palette into the new image.

Message edited by author 2006-09-27 12:24:25.
09/27/2006 12:24:19 PM · #3
Does Elements 4 have actions?
09/27/2006 12:27:11 PM · #4
Originally posted by eyewave:

Drag and drop it from the layers palette into the new image.


Yup, that's the most effecient way to do it.
09/27/2006 02:23:51 PM · #5
Originally posted by cpanaioti:

Does Elements 4 have actions?


Thanks everyone. I'll try the drag-n-drop method.

About "actions". I haven't used them in PSE. I hear that they are there, but have never found them (although I haven't looked *that* hard)
09/27/2006 02:41:51 PM · #6
Originally posted by lesgainous:

Originally posted by cpanaioti:

Does Elements 4 have actions?


Thanks everyone. I'll try the drag-n-drop method.

About "actions". I haven't used them in PSE. I hear that they are there, but have never found them (although I haven't looked *that* hard)


With actions you can set up a batch process to do something to a number of images.
09/27/2006 03:29:15 PM · #7
Does PSE4 have Smart Objects?

I have no experience with them, but from what I've read they were designed to save an opject (tree, figure, watermark, etc) to a seperate file and make it reusable in other files as a self-defining entity.

Seems to fit the need perfectly -- if my understanding is correct.

David
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