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