Add A New Layer Below The Currently Selected Layer In Photoshop
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How To Add A New Layer Below The Currently Selected Layer
By default, whenever you add a new layer, Photoshop adds it above the currently selected layer in the Layers palette. But there's a simple trick for telling Photoshop to add it below the currently selected layer instead.
Here's my Layers palette. I have two layers - my Background layer and a copy of it above the Background layer, named "Layer 1":
I currently have "Layer 1" selected. By default, if I click the New Layer icon at the bottom of the Layers palette:
Photoshop adds a new blank layer above "Layer 1":
What if I wanted that new layer added below "Layer 1" instead? Well, I could click on the Background layer first and then add a new layer, but there's a faster way. Hold down Ctrl (Win) / Command (Mac) as you're clicking the New Layer icon, as I'll do here:
And this time, Photoshop adds the new layer below "Layer 1":
And that's how easy it is. Simply hold down Ctrl (Win) / Command (Mac) as you're clicking the New Layer icon, and Photoshop will add the new layer below the one you currently have selected.
