How to Adjust Opacity in Adobe Photoshop
Open the image you want to edit., Click on Windows., Click on Layers., Click on Layers., Click on a layer., Click on 🔽., Click on and hold the slider arrow. , Drag the arrow to set the opacity of the layer.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Open the image you want to edit.
Do so by pressing CTRL+O (Windows) or ⌘ +O (Mac), selecting the image file you wish to open, and then clicking Open in the lower-right corner of the dialog box. -
Step 2: Click on Windows.
It's in the menu bar at the top of the screen. , The "Layers" menu window will appear in the lower-right corner of the photoshop window. , It's a tab in the upper-left corner of the "Layers" menu window. , Each layer is listed with a thumbnail in the lower part of the "Layers" menu window. , It's to the right of the percentage next to Opacity near the top of the "Layers" menu and a slider will appear below.
If the Opacity options are grayed out and you cannot click on them, you may need to first unlock the layer you have selected.
If a layer is locked there will be a padlock icon to the right of the layer name.
To unlock the layer, simply click the padlock icon. ,, Drag the slider arrow to the left to make the layer more transparent (lower percentage) or to the right to make it more opaque (higher percentage).
If a padlock icon appears in a layer, it's locked or partially-locked.
In this case, double-click on the layer, and set the opacity percentage in the dialog box that pops up. -
Step 3: Click on Layers.
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Step 4: Click on Layers.
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Step 5: Click on a layer.
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Step 6: Click on 🔽.
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Step 7: Click on and hold the slider arrow.
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Step 8: Drag the arrow to set the opacity of the layer.
Detailed Guide
Do so by pressing CTRL+O (Windows) or ⌘ +O (Mac), selecting the image file you wish to open, and then clicking Open in the lower-right corner of the dialog box.
It's in the menu bar at the top of the screen. , The "Layers" menu window will appear in the lower-right corner of the photoshop window. , It's a tab in the upper-left corner of the "Layers" menu window. , Each layer is listed with a thumbnail in the lower part of the "Layers" menu window. , It's to the right of the percentage next to Opacity near the top of the "Layers" menu and a slider will appear below.
If the Opacity options are grayed out and you cannot click on them, you may need to first unlock the layer you have selected.
If a layer is locked there will be a padlock icon to the right of the layer name.
To unlock the layer, simply click the padlock icon. ,, Drag the slider arrow to the left to make the layer more transparent (lower percentage) or to the right to make it more opaque (higher percentage).
If a padlock icon appears in a layer, it's locked or partially-locked.
In this case, double-click on the layer, and set the opacity percentage in the dialog box that pops up.
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