Adobe PHOTOSHOP 6.0 Manual page 242

CHAPTER 8
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Using Layers
If you create a new layer style using the New Item
button, New Style menu command, or Layer Style
dialog box, all effects on the current layer are
included in the new layer style.
To rename a layer style, double-click the new
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layer style in the Styles palette, rename the layer
style, and then click OK.
Editing layer styles
You can edit the layer effects that compose a layer
style applied to a layer. To remove layer styles,
see "Removing layer styles" on page 229.
To edit the layer style applied to a layer:
Do one of the following:
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Double-click the effect displayed below the layer
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name. Click the inverted triangle ( ) next to the
layer name to display the effects contained in the
layer style.
(Photoshop) Double-click a layer name,
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thumbnail, or the layer styles icon ( ) next to the
layer and choose an effect from the Layer Styles
dialog box Styles panel.
(ImageReady) Select the palette named for the
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effect you want to change.
Edit the options. (See "Specifying options for
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layer styles" on page 232.)
Specifying options for layer styles
When customizing layer styles, you can specify a
number of options for each effect contained in the
layer style. In Photoshop, many options can also be
set by dragging. For example, when you customize
a drop shadow style, you can drag the shadow to
position it.
Note: In Photoshop, customize layer styles using the
Layer Style dialog box. In ImageReady, you can use
the palette named for the type of effect such as Drop
Shadow, Inner Shadow, and so on. ImageReady
provides a subset of the options provided by
Photoshop.
Determines the lighting angle at which the
Angle
effect is applied to the layer. You can define a global
angle that applies to all layer effects in the image;
you can also assign a local angle that applies only
to a specific layer effect. Using a global angle gives
the appearance of a consistent light source shining
on the image.
Blends the edge pixels of a contour or
Anti-alias
gloss contour. Most useful on shadows with a
small size and complicated contour.
Determines how the layer style
Blend Mode
blends with the underlying layers, which may or
may not include the active layer. For example,
an inner shadow blends with the active layer
because the effect is drawn on top of that layer,
but a drop shadow blends only with the layers
beneath the active layer. In most cases, the default
mode for each effect produces the best results.
(See "Specifying layer blending modes" on
page 217.)