Work with layer styles
You can apply special effects to a layer, hide or show the styles in a layer, and even change the scale of a layer style (for example, decrease or increase the size of a glow effect). It’s easy to copy a style from one layer to another.
Apply a layer style
- Select a layer in the Layers palette.
- In the Effects palette, choose Layer Styles from the category menu.
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Do any of the following:
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Select a style, and click Apply.
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Double-click a style.
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Drag a style onto a layer.
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If you don’t like the result, press Command+Z to remove the style, or choose Edit > Undo.
You can also drag the style to the image, where
it is applied to the selected layer.Hide or show all layer styles in an image
Choose
one of the following:
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Layer > Layer Style > Hide All Effects.
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Layer > Layer Style > Show All Effects.
Edit a layer’s style settings
You can edit a layer’s style settings to adjust the effect. You can also copy style settings between layers and remove a style from a layer.
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Do one of the following:
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Double-click the starburst icon
in
the Layers palette. -
Choose Layer > Layer Style > Style Settings.
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- To preview the changes in your image, select Preview.
- Adjust one or more of the layer style settings or add new ones, and click OK.
Change the scale of a layer style
- In the Layers palette, select the layer containing style effects you want to scale.
- Choose Layer > Layer Style > Scale Effect.
- To preview the changes in your image, select Preview.
- Specify how much you want to scale the effects. For example, if you are increasing the size of an outer glow, 100% is the current scale; 200% doubles the glow size. Then click OK.
Copy style settings between layers
- In the Layers palette, select the layer containing the style settings you want to copy.
- Choose Layer > Layer Style > Copy Layer Style.
- Select the destination layer in the Layers palette, and choose Layer > Layer Style > Paste Layer Style.