Photoshop CS4
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How To
Step #1: Click on the expand button.
Step #2: Click Panel Options.
Step #3: Click on the radio button beside a desired option under Thumbnail Size.
Step #4: Click OK.
Step #5: Click and drag on the canvas to move the vector mask.
Step #6: Click Edit in the top menu bar.
Step #7: Click Undo Move.
Step #8: Click Layer in the top menu bar.
Step #9: Click Vector Mask.
Step #10: Click Unlink.
Step #11: Click on the Path Selection Tool.
Step #12: Click on a desired anchor point.
Step #13: Click and drag on the canvas to move the vector mask.
Step #14: Click Edit in the top menu bar.
Step #15: Click Step Backward.
Step #16: Click Layer in the top menu bar.
Step #17: Click Vector Mask.
Step #18: Click Link.
Result: The vector mask has been unlinked and linked consecutively.
Step #2: Click Panel Options.
Step #3: Click on the radio button beside a desired option under Thumbnail Size.
Step #4: Click OK.
Step #5: Click and drag on the canvas to move the vector mask.
Step #6: Click Edit in the top menu bar.
Step #7: Click Undo Move.
Step #8: Click Layer in the top menu bar.
Step #9: Click Vector Mask.
Step #10: Click Unlink.
Step #11: Click on the Path Selection Tool.
Step #12: Click on a desired anchor point.
Step #13: Click and drag on the canvas to move the vector mask.
Step #14: Click Edit in the top menu bar.
Step #15: Click Step Backward.
Step #16: Click Layer in the top menu bar.
Step #17: Click Vector Mask.
Step #18: Click Link.
Result: The vector mask has been unlinked and linked consecutively.
Quick Step
Layer -> Vector Mask -> Unlink, Layer -> Vector Mask -> Link
More Information
Linking layers and masks allows you to move both the layer and its mask together in the canvass using the Path Selection Tool. Unlinking lets you move a layer or a mask independently, and adjust the mask's borders separately from the layer.
