Layer Comps in Photoshop

A quick tip for all you PS lovers out there ( or rather, right here, at our blog ).

When you pass a PSD around, with different compositions ( eg home, calendar and a faq page ), it’s kind of hard for developers to know wich layers to switch on and off. Off course Adobe had allready foreseen this probleem and solved it with “layer comps”.

Layer Comps in Adobe Photoshop

Go to window > layer comps and use the controlbar at the bottom to create and update your layer comps.

Use these buttons to create and update your comps

You can activate a comp by clicking on the relevant layer:

click on a comp layer to select the relevant composition

click on a comp layer to select the relevant composition

If you’re new to this feature, your fellow developers / designers will love you. Even more.

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