Can't unlock background layer using Photoshop CS3 Extended - Adobe Photoshop

If you right click on background can you duplicate layer or create layer from background?

Hi Curt. Can't do that either; all options on the flyout menu are greyed, too.

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Peggy_Herrington@adobeforums.com wrote:
| I installed CS3 a few days ago (though I'm an experienced CS2 and
Photoshop 6 user) and opened Photoshop CS3 Extended today for the first
time.
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| The problem I'm having is with unlocking the background layer. I read
in the documentation and on the Net about double-clicking and renaming
the layer (which is what I did in other versions), or creating a new
file with a transparent background, but those things aren't working for
me in this version.
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| I opened a tiff file (a logo I want to use as the basis for a new
image) but I can't unlock the background layer so I can copy, manipulate
or add to it. Everything on the Layers drop-down menu is grayed out, as
are the word Lock: and the symbols following it in the Layers window.
|
| I tried creating a new image but when File|New dialog box opens the
option to use transparent in the Background Contents dropdown is grayed
out, too.
|
| I'd appreciate some help with this.
|
| Thanks,
| Peggy


You do realize a *Background* is not a layer?

Before you can "unlock" it You first have either use the mask tool to
cut and then paste it back or duplicate it.

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what's the mode? (image> mode)

Hold down the Alt key and double-click on the lock symbol on the background layer. It will rename to layer 0, unlocked.

-Chris.

"Alienjones" <Alienjones@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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>
>
> You do realize a *Background* is not a layer?
Background not a layer is purely semantics.
>
> Before you can "unlock" it You first have either use the mask tool to
> cut and then paste it back or duplicate it.
>
Not on any version I have ever used you don't.
Alt+double clicking will rename the Background to layer 0 without any
masking or pasting.
Also, the OP and many others cannot see your post, they are posting in the
Adobeforum, not this NG.
For some reason this NG periodically gets *leakage* from the forum.
A total PITA!
TWK

The only mode that I know of that will do what Peggy says is the multichannel mode.

"Toobi-Won Kenobi" <Toobi-won Kenobi@Tatooine.com> wrote in message news:fuiae1$gmg$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk...
> Also, the OP and many others cannot see your post, they are posting in the
> Adobeforum, not this NG.
> For some reason this NG periodically gets *leakage* from the forum.
> A total PITA!
> TWK

Oh is that what it is? "Leakage"?

I thought it was Adobe refusing to join the freaking 21st (or even
20th) century and implement quoting in their message forums, like
the rest of planet Earth. As it is, the 80-odd% of us who read and
try and help with these posts don't have a fucking clue what anyone
is responding to.

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> "Toobi-Won Kenobi" <Toobi-won Kenobi@Tatooine.com> wrote in message
> news:fuiae1$gmg$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk...
>> Also, the OP and many others cannot see your post, they are posting in
>> the
>> Adobeforum, not this NG.
>> For some reason this NG periodically gets *leakage* from the forum.
>> A total PITA!
>> TWK
>
> Oh is that what it is? "Leakage"?
>
> I thought it was Adobe refusing to join the freaking 21st (or even
> 20th) century and implement quoting in their message forums, like
> the rest of planet Earth. As it is, the 80-odd% of us who read and
> try and help with these posts don't have a fucking clue what anyone
> is responding to.

Leakage is a polite term for it, you never know who may be reading.
It used to be easy to spot the AF posters due to their address, but even
some who post without the @adobeetc., are in the forum these days.
They will go away again in a week or two and all will be sweetness and light
again.(must hit some limit on downlaods or something)

TWK