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Just one note on top of Sam;s - never ever ever flatten a PSD file. When you flatten or merge all layers, that's it, all your adjustment layers, masks, etc, are gone.

If you want to compose/stamp all the layers into one, click on your top layer, and with that layer active, hold down the Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E keys on Windows (Command+Option+Shift+E on Mac)

and make that stamped layer. This leaves all the layers below it intact while having a fully composed layer at the top.

Layer stack with multiple layers and top layer active:

[ATTACH=full]121484[/ATTACH]

Now with composed/stamped layer at top:

[ATTACH=full]121486[/ATTACH]

Try to use what we call non-destructive methods in your workflow ie masking instead of deleting is non-destructive as well.

- Jeff