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Applying a Layer Style to a Layer Group

 

You can apply a layer style to a layer group. Simply convert the layer group to a Smart Object by clicking on the group, then choosing Convert to Smart Object from the Layers panel’s flyout menu, and all of the layer styles will be available to you.

3 Comments

  1. da murderer said on — June 11, 2009 @ 12:06 pm

    swweeett, let me try that….ahhhh, works but it merges all the layers in that group

  2. DAZ said on — April 14, 2010 @ 5:59 am

    A batter way is to select the blending mode for the group. It is set to ‘pass through’ by default which will pass through layer effects to layers below.

  3. Youse Alatf said on — March 3, 2011 @ 4:34 am

    this too easy all you have to do is go to the layer you want to copy it’s style and right click on this layer and chose copy style and then select the all group of layer you want to apply the style to and go to the menus open the the menu call layer and then layer style and then click on paste layer stayle and you are done

    Thanks
    Johnef

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Create A Composite Layer

If you have a multilayer composition and you
want to apply an effect to all the layers at once, don’t flatten the layers–use a composite layer instead. Hide the layers you want excluded, and press Shift-Command-Option-E (PC: Shift-Ctrl-Alt-E). A new layer will be created at the top containing a merged copy of all the visible layers.

Another option is to create a new layer at the top of the stack and make it active. Command-click (PC: Ctrl-click) each layer you want to include to make those layers active, as well. Press Option-Command-E (PC: Alt-Ctrl-E).
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