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Feb 24th 2003#92458 Report
kcktxx
Member since: Feb 24th 2003
Posts: 2
I've recently switched from 6 to 7. When I open an image the layer is locked and I can't unlock it (greyed out). This prevents me from adding the drop shadows I need to add. Any answers out there, please?

kcktxx
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Feb 24th 2003#92459 Report
deker
Member since: Mar 18th 2001
Posts: 6632
Double click on the layer.
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Feb 24th 2003#92460 Report
thehermit
Member since: Mar 25th 2002
Posts: 1143
Or if it is indexed colour (GIF) convert the colour space to RGB
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Feb 24th 2003#92461 Report
kcktxx
Member since: Feb 24th 2003
Posts: 2
the double click worked for the lock, but it doesn't show my drop shadow.


Thanks,
kcktxx
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Feb 24th 2003#92497 Report
oranjcrush
Member since: Jul 6th 2002
Posts: 316
hrmm, is the layer called "background" by any chance? if so you will not be able to see any transparency or layer effects like drop shadows , etc. just copy the layer (select the layer and drag it dow to the new layer icon or layer>>duplicate.. in the menu (or control + j) [[they technically are different but do the "same" thing]] ... then delete the old (locked) "background" and you should be rocking like marvin!!
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