How To Merge Photos
Do you have two images you want to combine? Merging photos allows you to take two separate pictures and combine them into a single composition. If you've ever tried to coordinate a family picture where it's impossible to get a good picture of everyone in a single shot, you might find this useful. With just a few steps in PaintShop Pro; you can learn how to merge photos in no time.
To merge two layers together
1. Install PaintShop Pro
To install PaintShop Pro photo editing software on your PC, download and run the installation file above. Continue following on-screen instructions to complete the setup process.
2. Position the layers
Make sure that one layer is located directly above the other on the Layers palette.
3. Select the top layer
In the layers pallete select the top layer by clicking on it.
4. Select Merge Down or Merge All
Choose Layers > Merge > Merge Down. To merge all layers, choose Layers > Merge > Merge All (Flatten).
To merge selected layers
2. Select the layers
On the Layers palette, select the layers that you want to merge. You can Ctrl-click to select non-consecutive layers.
3. Select Merge Selected
Choose Layers > Merge > Merge Selected. You can also merge selected layers by right-clicking one of the selected layers and choosing Merge > Merge Selected.
To merge selected layers to a new layer
2. Select the layers
On the Layers palette, select the layers that you want to merge to a new layers. You can Ctrl-click to select non-consecutive layers.
3. Select Merge Selected To New Layer
Choose Layers > Merge > Merge Selected To New Layer. You can also merge selected layers to a new layer by right-clicking one of the selected layers and choosing Merge > Merge Selected To New Layer.
To merge all visible layers
2. Select Visibility Toggle
On the Layers palette, click the Visibility Toggle button for each layer that you do not want to merge. When the layer is hidden, the Visibility Toggle button changes to.
3. Select Merge Visible
Choose Layers > Merge > Merge Visible to merge all visible layers into one raster layer. Invisible layers are not affected. The merged layer, which maintains the transparency information of the original layers, appears at the position of the active layer. If the selected layer is in a group, only the visible layers in that group are merged. If the layer group is marked as invisible (making all layers within the group invisible), then none of the layers within the group are merged.
To merge visible layers to a new layer
2. Select Visibility Toggle
On the Layers palette, click the Visibility Toggle button to hide each layer that you do not want to merge. When the layer is hidden, the Visibility Toggle button changes to an empty rectangle.
3. Apply Merge Visible to New Layer
Choose Layers > Merge > Merge Visible to New Layer to create a new layer from the visible layers.
To merge all layers in a group
2. Select layer group
Select On the Layers palette, select the layer group, or the layer within the group, that you want to merge.
3. Apply Merge Group
Choose Layers > Merge > Merge Group to merge all layers in the group into one raster layer.
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