Switching Between the Layer Mask and the Image

To quickly switch between editing the Layer Mask and editing the main image, use the following keyboard commands: Command-~ (Mac) or Ctrl-~ (Windows) to work on the image, or Command-\(Mac) or Ctrl-\ (Windows) to work on the Layer Mask.

When a selection is present, you can Option-click (Mac) or Alt-click (Windows) the Layer Mask icon in the Layers palette to add a Layer Mask and hide the selected areas. If no selection is present, Option-click (Mac) or Alt-click (Windows) the icon to hide the entire image.

Now that you have two thumbnails attached to a layer, you have to be able to determine if you ...

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