Only want to apply adjustment to one layer

When I apply an adjustment levels layer, all layers below are affected. I only want to apply an adjustment to one layer not all of them. How do I do this?
I am using photoshop CS4
Thanks,
S. Hamsun

To amplify that, an Adjustment layer will affect all layers below it. To restrict the effect to one layer, the adjustment layer must be clipped to the layer below. This can be achieved in CS4 by clicking the icon shown above in the Adjustments panel or Alt-Clicking on the border between the two layers in the layers panel.

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