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9. Press Return/Enter to fi nalize the transformation.

10. With the Lightning layer still active, press Command/Control-T to re-
enter Free Transform mode.
Once you commit the transformation on a regular layer, the transformation is fi nal.
Looking at the Options bar now, you can see that it shows the layer at 100%, instead
of the 75% from Step 8.
If you transform a Smart Object layer, the scale percentage is maintained even after
you fi nalize the change, unlike scaling a regular layer, where the layer recalibrates so
the new size is considered 100% once you fi nalize the scaling.

11. Press Esc to exit Free Transform mode without changing anything.
12. Save the fi le and continue to the next exercise.

Transform the Background Layer

Your fi le currently has a number of layers, most of which were created by pasting or
placing external fi les into the original fi le. Because every photograph and scan (and
some images that you create from scratch in Photoshop) begins with a default locked
Background layer, it is important to understand the special characteristics of that layer:

• You can’t apply layer transformations, styles, or masks to the Background layer.
• You can’t move the contents of the Background layer around in the
document.
Note:
• If you delete pixels from the Background layer, you must determine the color
that will be used in place of the deleted pixels. If you crop an im-
• Th e Background layer cannot include transparent pixels, which are necessary age that includes a
for underlying layers to be visible. Background layer, the
Background layer is
• Th e Background layer is always the bottom layer in the stacking order. You automatically converted
can’t add or move layers lower than the Background layer. to a regular layer if the
Delete Cropped Pixels
In the fi nal composite fi le for this project, you need to fl ip the woman’s option is not checked.
silhouette from left to right, and remove the sunset from the image background. For
either of these options to work properly, you need to convert the default Background
layer to a regular layer.

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