7.32. The “Transparency” Submenu of the “Layer” menu
| 7. The “Layers” Menu |

### 7.32. The “Transparency” Submenu of the “Layer” menu

Figure 15.98. The “Transparency” submenu of the “Layer” menu

The Transparency submenu contains commands which use or affect the alpha channel of the active layer.

#### 7.32.1. Activating the Submenu

- You can access this submenu from the image menu bar through Layer → Transparency.

#### 7.32.2. The Contents of the “Transparency” Submenu

The Transparency submenu contains the following commands:

- Section 7.33, “Add Alpha Channel”

- Section 7.34, “Remove Alpha Channel”

- Section 7.35, “Color to Alpha”

- Section 7.36, “Semi-flatten”

- Section 7.37, “Threshold Alpha”

- Section 7.38, “Alpha to Selection”

- Section 7.39, “Add Alpha channel to Selection”

- Section 7.40, “Subtract from Selection”

- Section 7.41, “Intersect Alpha channel with Selection”

7.31. Intersect Layer Mask with Selection |  | 7.33. Add Alpha Channel