Importing a layer mask from outside Elements 11

I have some masks I created outside Elements 11 and also imported from the web. I would like to use these masks to blend two or more layers in Elements 11.

Here's another way in pse 11:
1. Ctrl (Cmd) click on the layer mask to load the selection of the layer mask
2. Make the layer active that you want to copy the layer mask to.
3. Go to Select>Save Selection and choose layer mask from the dropdown menu.
The above will make a new layer mask on the active layer using the selection you loaded from the layer mask.

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