If you press Ctrl + E after selecting multiple layers, what is the result?

If you press Ctrl + E after selecting multiple layers, what is the result?

• A. They duplicate
• B. They merge into a single layer
• C. They become a group
• D. They convert to a smart object

Answer: (B)

Merging the selected layers into one is what happens when you press that shortcut. Photoshop takes all the chosen layers and combines their pixel data into a single layer, preserving the stack order and blending as they appear. After the merge, you work with one layer instead of several, which can simplify edits but means you can’t tweak the individual layers separately anymore. This differs from duplicating layers (which would create copies), grouping them (which keeps them as a folder), or converting them to a Smart Object (which would wrap them into a single smart object container).

Merging the selected layers into one is what happens when you press that shortcut. Photoshop takes all the chosen layers and combines their pixel data into a single layer, preserving the stack order and blending as they appear. After the merge, you work with one layer instead of several, which can simplify edits but means you can’t tweak the individual layers separately anymore. This differs from duplicating layers (which would create copies), grouping them (which keeps them as a folder), or converting them to a Smart Object (which would wrap them into a single smart object container).