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(Photoshop) Double-click the layer thumbnail, and click New Style in the Layer Style
dialog box.
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Enter a name for the preset style, set style options, and click OK.
To create a preset style from a single effect, drag the effect from the Layers palette to
the Styles palette.
To rename a preset style:
Do one of the following:
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Double-click a style in the Styles palette. If the Styles palette is set to display styles as
thumbnails, enter a new name in the dialog box, and click OK. Otherwise, type a new
name directly in the Style palette, and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).
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(Photoshop) Select a style is the Styles section of the Layer Styles dialog box. (See
“Applying preset styles” on page 302
.) Then choose Rename Style from the pop-up
menu, enter a new name, and click OK.
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(Photoshop) When using a shape or pen tool, select a style from the Layer Style pop-up
palette in the options bar. Then choose Rename Style from the pop-up palette menu.
To delete a preset style:
Do one of the following:
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Drag a style to the trash button
at the bottom of the Styles palette.
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Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and click the layer style in the Styles palette.
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(Photoshop) Select a style is the Styles section of the Layer Styles dialog box. (See
“Applying preset styles” on page 302
.) Then choose Delete Style from the pop-up
menu.
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(Photoshop) When using a shape or pen tool, select a style from the Layer Style pop-up
palette in the options bar. Then choose Delete Style from the pop-up palette menu.
To save a set of preset styles as a library:
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Do one of the following:
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Choose Save Styles from the Styles palette menu.
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(Photoshop) Select Styles on the left side of the Layer Styles dialog box. (See
“Applying
preset styles” on page 302
.) Then choose Save Styles from the pop-up menu.
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(Photoshop) When using a shape or pen tool, click the layer style thumbnail in the
options bar. Then choose Save Styles from the pop-up palette menu.
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Choose a location for the style library, enter a filename, and click Save.
You can save the library anywhere. However, if you place the library file in the Presets/
Styles folder inside the Photoshop program folder, the library name will appear at the
bottom of the Styles palette menu when you restart the application.
Note:
You can also use the Preset Manager to rename, delete, and save libraries of preset
styles. For more information, see
“Managing libraries with the Preset Manager
(Photoshop)” on page 54
.