# PhotoshopElements

# Select all opaque areas in a layer

You can quickly select all the opaque areas in a layer. This procedure is useful when you want to exclude transparent areas from a selection.

1. In the Layers palette, Command-click the layer thumbnail.
2. To add the pixels to an existing selection, press Command+Shift and click the layer thumbnail in the Layers palette.
3. To remove the pixels from an existing selection, press Command+Option and click the layer thumbnail in the Layers palette.
4. To load the intersection of the pixels and an existing selection, press Command+Option+Shift and click the layer thumbnail in the Layers palette.

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- Understanding layers
- About selections

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- This page on the Web