Adobe 23101335 User Guide - Page 236
Using layer styles, Using the Styles palette
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226 CHAPTER 8 Using Layers Using layer styles Layer styles affect how a layer interacts with other layers, including its blending mode and opacity. You can apply layer styles using the Styles palette, the Layers > Layer Styles menu selections, the Styles button at the bottom of the Layers palette (known as the Layer Effect button in ImageReady), or the Styles pop-up palette in the options bar of the shape and pen tools. You can manage libraries of layer styles using the Styles palette menu, the Preset Manager, or the pop-up palette menu of the shape and pen tools. (See "Managing libraries with the Preset Manager (Photoshop)" on page 85.) Note: Use the Styles button at the bottom of the Layers palette to create a style by applying one or more layer effects to a layer. In addition to using predefined layer styles, you can create custom layer styles. Layer styles are especially useful for enhancing type layers and layers containing layer clipping paths. Once one or more layer styles or layer effects have been applied to a layer, they become part of that layer's custom style, which can then be saved as a new layer style for ease of reuse. (See "Using the Layer Style dialog box (Photoshop)" on page 220.) Note: You cannot apply layer styles to a background, a locked layer, or to a layer set. Displaying layer styles You can show or hide all layer styles in the image or in the Layers palette. To hide or show all layer styles in the image: Choose Layer > Layer Style > Hide All Layer Styles or Show All Layer Styles. To expand or collapse layer styles in the Layers palette: 1 Click the triangle ( ) next to the layer styles icon ( ) to expand the list of layer effects applied to that layer. 2 Click the inverted triangle ( ) to collapse the layer effects. 3 To expand or collapse all of the layer styles applied within a layer set, hold Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and click the triangle or inverted triangle for a single layer within the set. The layer styles applied to the other layers within the layer set expand or collapse correspondingly. Using the Styles palette You can use the default layer styles, load libraries of layer styles, or create your own layer styles using the Styles palette. You can change the view of layer styles. Additionally, you can clear a layer style from a layer, create a new layer style, or delete a layer style from the palette. (See "Using the Layer Style dialog box (Photoshop)" on page 220.)