Adobe 23101335 User Guide - Page 53

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 6.0 43 User Guide New layer styles The new Layer Styles dialog box shows at a glance which effects are applied to the currently selected layer. To add effects to a layer, you simply check each one you want in the list and specify appropriate settings. Once you've designed a custom layer style, you can save it in the Styles palette for future use. Layer styles work just like layer effects, applying nondestructive changes that update automatically when you change layer contents. You can store styles in a default styles library or in your own style libraries Defining a new layer style using the Preset Manager. Style libraries are portable, so you can share them with colleagues. Plus, Photoshop layer styles are compatible with ImageReady-you can open a Photoshop layer style library in ImageReady, and vice versa. Modifying an existing layer style Easy application of layer styles Applying layer styles is easy: You create type, shapes, and other artwork elements on a layer, and then click a style in the Styles palette to apply it. Or, select a shape tool, select the shape layer option and choose a layer style in the options bar, and then start drawing; the style is applied as you draw. The combination of layer styles and the new shape tools opens up a wide array of creative opportunities for print and Web designers alike.