### 7.24. The “Mask” Submenu

The Mask submenu of the Layer menu contains commands which work with masks: creating a mask, applying a mask, deleting a mask or converting a mask into a selection. All commands except editing a mask also work when multiple masks are selected. See the Layer Masks section for more information on layer masks and how to use them.

#### 7.24.1. Activating the Submenu

You can access this submenu from the main menu through Layer → Mask

#### 7.24.2. The Contents of the “Mask” Submenu

The Mask submenu contains the following commands:

- Section 7.25, “Add Layer Masks”

- Section 7.26, “ Apply Layer Masks ”

- Section 7.27, “Delete Layer Masks”

- Section 7.28, “Show Layer Masks”

- Section 7.29, “Edit Layer Mask”

- Section 7.30, “Disable Layer Masks”

- Section 7.31, “Masks to Selection”

- Section 7.32, “Add Masks to Selection”

- Section 7.33, “Subtract Masks from Selection”

- Section 7.34, “Intersect Masks with Selection”

7.23. Reverse Layer Order |  | 7.25. Add Layer Masks

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