Adobe 13101332 User Guide - Page 308

Adobe Photoshop Help Using Help | Contents | Index Using Layers Back 308 4 To create a sharp corner instead of a smooth curve, select a point and click Corner. 5 To save the contour to a file, click Save and name the contour. 6 To store a contour as a preset, choose New. 7 Click OK. New contours are added at the bottom of the pop-up palette. To load contours from the Contour Editor dialog box: Click the contour in the Layer Style dialog box, and in the Contour Editor dialog box, choose Load. Go to the folder where the contour library you want to load is located and click Open. To delete a contour in the Contour Editor dialog box: Click the inverted arrow next to the currently selected contour to view the pop-up palette. Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS), and click the contour you want to delete. Applying global lighting Using global light gives the appearance of a consistent light source shining on the image. To set a global lighting angle: To set a global lighting angle for all layers, do one of the following: • Choose Layer > Layer Style > Global Light. In the Global Light dialog box, enter a value or drag the angle radius to set the Angle and Altitude, and click OK. • (Photoshop) In the Layer Style dialog box for Drop Shadow, Inner Shadow, or Bevel, select Use Global Light. For Angle, enter a value or drag the slider, and click OK. • (ImageReady) In the Bevel and Emboss or Drop Shadow palette, select Use Global Angle. For Angle and Altitude, enter a value or drag the angle radius. The new lighting angle appears as the default for each layer effect that uses the global lighting angle. Creating and managing preset styles After you customize a layer style, you can save it as a preset style. Preset styles appear in the Styles palette, Layer Styles dialog box (Photoshop), Layer Styles pop-up palette in the options bar for the pen and shape tool, and Preset Manager. (See "Applying preset styles" on page 302.) You can also create libraries of preset styles, rename preset styles, and delete preset styles. To create a new preset style: 1 In the Layers palette, select the layer that contains the style you want to save as a preset. 2 Do one of the following: • Drag the selected layer into the Styles palette or onto the New Item button in the Styles palette. • Click an empty area of the Styles palette. • Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and click the New Item button at the bottom of the Styles palette. • Choose New Style from the Styles palette menu. Using Help | Contents | Index Back 308