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Text > Use Layer Styles to Create Text Effects > Color Overlay

Color Overlay

Color Overlay is very simple but useful tool. You can create text in any color and change it easily. You can use the preview

function to see your color changes in real time. Check off Preview and try different blending with the background and

different transparency levels to see different effects. Below is an example of creating text Color Overlay.

Create a text layer as shown below.1.

Make the text layer invisible in the Layers toolbox as shown below.2.

Use the Layer > Layer Styles > Color Overlay menu item to open the Color Overlay dialog. Check off Preview to

view the result on screen. You may make changes and press the Enter key to preview again. The example is

shown below along with the Color Overlay dialog. You can change the color, blend mode, and opacity to get the

effects you want.