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10. Double-click the Sunrise Mask channel icon in the Channels panel.

11. Change the Opacity field back to 50%, then click OK.
Remember, the
Layer Mask Display
Options setting only
affects the mask’s
visibility in the
document window.
This does not affect
the degree to which
the mask affects pixels
on the masked layer.

12. If the mask channel remains visible, click the eye icon for the Sunrise
Mask channel in the Channels panel to hide it.
Even when the actual mask channel is not visible, the mask remains intact on the layer.

The mask remains
intact and enabled,
even though the mask
channel is not visible.

13. Save the file and continue to the next exercise.

Arrange Layer Position and Stacking Order

The ad is almost final, but a few pieces are still not quite in position. You already know
you can use the Move tool to move the contents of a layer around on the canvas.
You can also move a layer to any position in the stacking order (the top-to-bottom
position of a layer) by simply dragging it to a new position in the Layers panel.
1. With cd-artwork.psd open, make all layers visible. Note:

2. Click the Sunrise layer in the Layers panel and drag up. When a heavy bar Be careful when drag-
appears above the Lightning layer, release the mouse button. ging layers near a layer
group. If the border
The line identifies appears around a layer
where the layer will be group, releasing the
positioned when you mouse button would
release the mouse button.
place the dragged layer
inside of the group.

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