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Photoshop Elements: Flatten Your Image Without Losing Layers

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Adobe^® Photoshop^® Elements 6

May 12, 2008

Do you ever need to work on a flattened version of your image, but you don't want to lose all those layers you've painstakingly added? You can use this keyboard shortcut to create a layer that contains a flattened version of your image AND preserve the individual layers.

To create the flattened layer:

1. In the Layers palette, press Ctrl+Click or Shift+Click to select the layers you want to flatten (merge).
2. With all layers selected, press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E. A new layer that contains the flattened version is created above the selected layers.
3. Optionally, copy and paste the flattened layer to a new document.

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