Move, stack, and lock layers

 In the Layers panel, click to select the layers containing the objects you want to move.

Select the Move tool .

You can select the layers that you want to move directly in the document window. In the Move tool’s options bar, select Auto Select and then choose Layer from the menu options that show up. Shift-click to select multiple layers. Select Auto Select, then choose Group to select the entire group when you select one layer in the group.

Do one of the following:

• In the document window, drag any object onto one of the selected layers. (All objects on the layer will move together.)

• Press an arrow key on the keyboard to nudge the objects by 1 pixel.

• Hold down Shift and press an arrow key on the keyboard to nudge the objects by 10 pixels.

From the Layers panel, select the layer you want to rotate.

If anything is currently selected in the image, choose Select > Deselect.

Choose Edit > Transform > Rotate. A box defining the boundaries of the layer (called a bounding box) appears.

Move the pointer outside of the bounding box (the pointer becomes a curved, two-sided arrow), and then drag. Press Shift to constrain the rotation to 15° increments.

When you’re satisfied with the results, press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS), or click the check mark in the options bar. To cancel the rotation, press Esc, or click the Cancel Transform icon on the options bar.

Select a layer or group.

Click the Lock All  option in the Layers panel. Layers in a locked group display a grayed out lock icon .

Select a layer.

Click one or more lock options in the Layers panel:

• Lock Transparent Pixels: Confines editing to the opaque portions of the layer. This option is equivalent to the Preserve Transparency option in earlier versions of Photoshop.
• Lock Image Pixels: Prevents modification of the layer’s pixels using the painting tools.
• Lock Position: Prevents the layer’s pixels from being moved.

For type and shape layers, Lock Transparency and Lock Image are selected by default and cannot be deselected.

Select multiple layers or a group.

Choose Lock Layers or Lock All Layers In Group from the Layers menu or the Layers panel menu.

Select lock options, and click OK.