User's Manual

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS2
User Guide
To create a new preset style
1 In the Layers palette, select the layer containing the style that you want to save as a preset.
2 Do one of the following:
• Drag the selected layer into the Styles palette or onto the New Item button in the Styles palette.
• Click an empty area of the Styles palette.
• Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS), and click the New Item button at the bottom of the Styles palette.
• Choose New Style from the Styles palette menu.
• Choose Layer > Layer Style > Blending Options, and click New Style in the Layer Style dialog box.
3 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:
• 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 Styles palette, and press Enter
(Windows) or Return (Mac OS).
• Select astyle in theStylesareaofthe LayerStylesdialogbox.ThenchooseRenameStyle from thepop-upmenu,
enter a new name, and click OK.
• (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:
• Drag a style to the Delete icon at the bottom of the Styles palette.
• Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and click the layer style in the Styles palette.
• (Photoshop) Select a style in the Styles area of the Layer Styles dialog box. (See “Applying preset styles” on
page 415.) Then choose Delete Style from the pop-up menu.
• (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
1 Do one of the following:
• Choose Save Styles from the Styles palette menu.
• Select Styles on the left side of the Layer Styles dialog box. Then choose Save Styles from the pop-up menu.
• (Photoshop)Whenusing ashape or pentool, clickthe layerstyle thumbnailinthe optionsbar.ThenchooseSave
Styles from the pop-up palette menu.
2 Choose a location for the style library, enter a file name, and click Save.