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Saving Layer Styles

After you create a great layer style, you probably want to save it so that you can apply it to other layers. This can really come in handy — and save you some time — if you’re working on a project and need to use the same effect over and over. Layer styles are saved as presets in the Styles palette.

Here’s how to save a layer style:

Open the Layer Style dialog box by double-clicking the layer style that you want to save in the Layers palette.





Click the New Style button.

The New Style dialog box opens, as shown in Figure 20-11.




Figure 20-11: Use the New Style dialog box to save a layer style as a preset.






Enter a name for the new preset in the Name text box.





Select both the Include Layer Effects check box and the Include Layer Blending Options check box.

This saves the layer effect and blending mode settings.





Click OK to close the New Style dialog box.





Click OK to close the Layer Style dialog box.

Check out your new layer style preset in the Styles palette. (See Figure 20-12.)





Figure 20-12: The new layer style preset appears at the end of the list in the Styles palette.








Remember

Presets are saved with Photoshop, not just with an image file, so the layer style presets that you create are always available for later use.