Digital Scrapbooking Tips

When we play our son’s favorite new board game, we move the characters up or down layers of the Pyramid to win the game.

In Photoshop and Elements, you can win by selecting a layer above or below your current layer with a simple shortcut.
Begin by opening a document with several layers.  Target one of the layers in the Layers Panel.

Press Alt [ (Mac: Opt [ ) to select the layer one position below your targeted layer.

Press Alt ]  (Mac: Opt ] ) to select the layer one position above your targeted layer.

Pressing the shortcut over and over again selects layers higher or lower in the hierarchy.

This is handy when you are making changes to a document with layers in a sequence like writing on a journaling strip or matted photos. After working on one of the layers, you’ll be able to easily switch to the adjacent layer.