How to Adjust Opacity in Adobe Photoshop: 8 Steps (with Pictures)

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    Open the image you want to edit. Do so by pressing CTRL+O (Windows) or ⌘ +O (Mac), selecting the image file you wish to open, and then clicking Open in the lower-right corner of the dialog box.

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    Click on 🔽. It’s to the right of the percentage next to Opacity near the top of the “Layers” menu and a slider will appear below.

    • If the Opacity options are grayed out and you cannot click on them, you may need to first unlock the layer you have selected. If a layer is locked there will be a padlock icon to the right of the layer name. To unlock the layer, simply click the padlock icon.

    It’s to the right of the percentage next tonear the top of the “Layers” menu and a slider will appear below.

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    Drag the arrow to set the opacity of the layer. Drag the slider arrow to the left to make the layer more transparent (lower percentage) or to the right to make it more opaque (higher percentage).

    • If a padlock icon appears in a layer, it’s locked or partially-locked. In this case, double-click on the layer, and set the opacity percentage in the dialog box that pops up.

    Drag the slider arrow to the left to make the layer more transparent (lower percentage) or to the right to make it more opaque (higher percentage).

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