
If that file happens to be your Preferences file, then that's when Photoshop starts acting up. Unfortunately, each time we re-write a file, there's a chance that something will go wrong. Each time we close out of Photoshop, the Preferences file is re-written. We looked at some of the more important options in the previous tutorial in this series, Essential Photoshop Preferences For Beginners. There's general display and interface settings, tool settings, file handling and saving options, type settings, scratch disk settings, plugin options, and more. The Preferences file is where Photoshop stores many of its performance settings. It means that the Preferences file has been damaged and the information inside of it is messed up. I don't mean it's been accepting bribes from shady business associates (or at least, we haven't found anyone willing to talk). To adjust and feather the edge of the mask, move the “Feather” slider in the same panel.Is your copy of Photoshop acting strange? Panels or menu items disappearing? Tools misbehaving? Chances are, the problem is that your Photoshop Preferences file has become corrupted. To non-destructively change the density of edge, you can move the “Density” slider in the Properties panel. To temporarily disable the mask, just hold down the Shift key and click on the mask.

Target the layer or maskĬommand + 2 on Mac (or control + 2 on Windows) will target the layer, whereas Command + Backslash on Mac (or control + backslash on Windows) will target the mask. Tap the Backslash key on your keyboard to show the overlay of your mask. To move a mask independently of the layer it is applied to, just click the little chain link between them to unlink it.

If you want to move your layer mask onto a new layer, while retaining its position on the original later, just hold the Option key on Mac (or Alt key on Windows) and then click and drag to the new layer.
