# Photoshop CS questions
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photoshop-cs-questions/7879
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [February 7, 2006, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photoshop-cs-questions/7879 "2006-02-07T14:48:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2006, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photoshop-cs-questions/7879/1 "2006-02-07T14:48:34Z")
How the HELL do I unlock a freakin’ layer?
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### Author:  [@Fetter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fetter)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2006, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photoshop-cs-questions/7879/2 "2006-02-07T14:51:38Z")
There should be an icon of a lock next to the layer that is locked. I don’t have it on this comp to take a screenshot. Try double clicking the lock or right click on the layer in the layer window.
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### Author:  [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2006, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photoshop-cs-questions/7879/3 "2006-02-07T14:53:52Z")
I did that, it doesn’t do shit, all it asks is the new layer properties
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### Author:  [@Fetter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fetter)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2006, 2:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photoshop-cs-questions/7879/4 "2006-02-07T14:57:50Z")
Hmm… there should be something… sorry I couldn’t help ya.
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### Author:  [@Mike93](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike93)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2006, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photoshop-cs-questions/7879/5 "2006-02-07T15:18:28Z")
If you don’t get your answer tongiht I can check at work tomorrow…
If it’s a background layer you can double click on the layer and rename the layer to whatever you want and that should unlock it…
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### Author:  [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2006, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photoshop-cs-questions/7879/6 "2006-02-07T17:08:44Z")
> [@LXTASY](#):
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> If you don’t get your answer tongiht I can check at work tomorrow…
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> If it’s a background layer you can double click on the layer and rename the layer to whatever you want and that should unlock it…
You know what, I think you’re right
fuck
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### Author:  [@jrex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jrex)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2006, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photoshop-cs-questions/7879/7 "2006-02-08T11:01:29Z")
They should all come in unlocked, except for the background which you have to rename in order to unlock it.
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### Author:  [@JezikaTee1983](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JezikaTee1983)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2006, 11:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photoshop-cs-questions/7879/8 "2006-02-08T11:09:34Z")
double click the “background” layer and rename it layer 1 or 0 instead of “background” and it should unlock it
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### Author:  [@dozr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dozr)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2006, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photoshop-cs-questions/7879/9 "2006-02-08T12:32:23Z")
They are correct, unless this is a layer that someone locked purposely, and in that case you would select the layer and then unselect the little “lock” button on the toolbar above the layers.