Among the many updates in Photoshop CS2 are the new tools users have for selecting multiple layers. These new abilites are really handy, but I’ve been hearing rumors of hair-pulling from some users who aren’t aware of what’s changed, especially in the upgraded layers palette. For today’s Imaging Tip, I’d like to point you towards a few very handy remedies, tips and techniques our very own Jan Kabili at the Unofficial Photoshop Weblog has shed some light on.
First of all, it is now possible to select more than one layer in the layers palette, but you have to be careful where you’re clicking. Second, it is still possible to link layers, Adobe just tweaked how you do it, as linking now involves the aforementioned multiple-selection technique. Third and finally, it is also now possible to marquee-select layers like objects - Illustrator users know what I’m talkin about here. Head over to Jan’s explanation of how this new addition to the layers paradigm actually works.