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7. The Menus / 7.5 The Layer Menu

### 7.5.2 Convert Layer Type

This function allows to convert one layer kind into another. Following conversions are possible:

- Raster image to raster image, for example RGB image to gray image
- Raster image to bitmap, here you can setup a dither pattern
- Raster to vector image
- Vector image to raster image
- Text layer to vector layer
- Text layer to raster image
- Group to raster image

The text at the top shows the kind of the active layer (CMYK image, RGB image, gray image, bitmap, vector, group, text). The combo box below that allows to choose the destination kind. Option allows to control the conversion. If - for example - the destination kind is "Monochrome Picture", you can define the kind of dithering.

The switch Document controls, whether only the active layer or the whole document will be converted.

Convert Layer Type can be used to reduce 16-bit-images to 8-bit or the other way round.