Adding Layer Mask to Original JPG File and Moving It to To..

Trying an OOB tutorial (
http://www.worth1000.com/tutorial.asp?sid=161043 ) where it asks to
"add layer masks to both the Original and the Frame layer" but with the
original jpg highlighted in the Layers Palette, the "Add Layer Mask" is
grayed out. I can do it with a copied original file but no luck with
original. Any suggestions?

The original file has a padlock icon in the layer window, which I am
unable to effect.

Secondly, the tutorial shows the original JPG file above all the added
layers but I also cannot move the file to the top of the Palette.

Any suggestions would be most helpful to this newbie. I am using
Photoshop CS2 in a Windows XP Pro OS.

Bluecoat

Old N Slow:
Granny <DontSpamMe.TakeThisOut@NoSpam.com> typed:
[snip]

> Trying an OOB tutorial (
> http://www.worth1000.com/tutorial.asp?sid=161043 ) >
> The original file has a padlock icon in the layer window, which I am
> unable to effect.
> Bluecoat

click on that layer window then in the properties window change the name
to "original" then move it or continue with the tutorial

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"Granny"
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