Applying Preset Styles; To Apply A Preset Style To A Layer - Adobe PHOTOSHOP CS2 User Manual

Illustration of a layer with a style
Note: You cannot apply layer effects and styles to a background, a locked layer, or a group.

Applying preset styles

You can view and select preset styles from the Styles palette, from the Layer Styles dialog box, or, after you select a
pen tool or shape tool, from the Layer Styles pop-up palette in the options bar. By default, applying a preset style
replaces the current layer style. However, you can add the attributes of a second style to those of the current style
using a keyboard modifier.
The layer styles that come with Photoshop and ImageReady are grouped into libraries by function. For example, one
library contains styles for creating web buttons; another library contains styles adding effects to text.
To display the Styles palette, choose Window > Styles.

To apply a preset style to a layer

Do one of the following:
Click a style in the Styles palette to apply it to the currently selected layers.
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• Drag a style from the Styles palette onto a layer in the Layers palette.
Drag a style from the Styles palette to the document window, and release the mouse button when the pointer is
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over the layer content to which you want to apply the style.
Note: Hold down Shift as you click or drag to add (rather than replace) the style to any existing effects on the destination
layer.
Choose Layer > Layer Style > Blending Options, and click the word Styles in the Layer Styles dialog box (top item
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in the list on the left side of the dialog box). Click the style you want to apply, and click OK.
When using a shape tool or pen tool in shape layers mode, select a style from the pop-up palette in the options bar
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before drawing the shape.
See also
"To load a library of preset styles" on page 422
To apply a style from another layer
In the Layers palette, Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) the style from a layer's effect list to another
layer.
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