Newbie CS5 Layer mask help

[Proteus617]

How to I copy a layer mask in CS5? Duplicating the layer with it's mask is easy enough, but how about just the mask? Duplicate layer, add mask. Select old mask and copy, make new mask active, then paste into new mask...fail. My mask is created as a new layer.

Thanks in advance!

 

[ghache]

Command-click (control-click on PC) on the layer mask of the layer you want to copy. this loads the mask as a selection. Select the layer you want to ADD a mask to in the layer palette. Click on the "add layer mask button" (the second one from the left) on the bottom of the layer palette.



To make a layer mask for multiple layers:
Create a layer set (the icon that looks like a folder at the bottom of the layer palette) and drag you layers into the new layer set in the layer palette. Click (hilite) the layer set icon in the layer palette and the click on the "add layer mask button" (the second one from the left) on the bottom of the layer palette. This will pply one layer mask to any layer dragged into the layer set folder

 

[Big Mike]

Yes.
The way I typically do it, is to right click on the mask and choose 'add mask to selection' (or something like that).

 

[ghache]

Im not sure but i think you can also drag and drop the mask.

 

[Proteus617]

That was easy enough. Thanks!