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See changes directly on the canvas using the real time feedback

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of live preview. It makes it easier to decide on layer order and better understand how

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layers work together. I'm beginning here in advanced mode of Photoshop Elements.

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To try out live preview, you'll need to have a multi-layered document open with

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layers that are suitable for blending. The layers on this document are from What Matters

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Most by KimB Designs.  First, let's talk about live preview.

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Live Preview means that you can click and drag layers around in the layers panel,

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and as you do so, you can see real-time feedback without dropping the layer into position.

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So with live preview, I can quickly make a decision whether I like this purple flower and leaf

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to be above the hearts or below the hearts. Or I could even decide

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to put them above the frame group. I think I like that. So I'm going to go ahead and drop it

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in there. Next,  let's look at live blend mode preview which is also found

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in the layers panel. For this new feature, you'll want to activate a layer in the layers

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panel that would look good blended. For my example, I've simply created

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a copy of the background paper. This copy is exactly the same as the one

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below it. If I turn on and off the visibility of this top paper,

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you can see that there's no difference. But with this top layer active, to use

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the live blend mode preview, click on the blend mode drop down menu and simply

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hover over the different blend modes. I'll hover over multiply

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and you can see how that looks. Here's lighten, screen.

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Lighter color looks about the same. Some are going to look about the same and some are going to have

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a dramatic difference. Here's overlay and  here's

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Soft Light. Previously, without live blend mode preview, you would have to

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click on one of these blend modes to see what it looks like, and it just took a lot more time.

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I think I'm going to stick with soft flight and here is what it looked like before the change

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and here's what it looks like now. It's just a little bit brighter. So those are the two live preview

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features added to Photoshop Elements 2026. This has been Jen White with digital

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