# PhotoshopElements

# Lock or unlock a layer

You can fully or partially lock layers to protect their contents. When a layer is locked, a lock icon appears to the right of the layer name, and the layer cannot be deleted. Except for the Background layer, you can move locked layers to different locations in the stacking order of the Layers palette.

Select the layer in the Layers palette, and do one of the following:

- Click the Lock All icon at the top of the Layers palette to lock all layer properties. Click the icon again to unlock them.

- Click the Lock Transparency icon at the top of the Layers palette to lock the transparent areas of the layer, so that no painting occurs in them. Click the icon again to unlock.

  Note: For type and shape layers, transparency is locked by default and cannot be unlocked without first simplifying the layer.

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- About the Layers palette

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- This page on the Web