Photoshop

Copy layer styles

Copying and pasting styles is an easy way to apply the same effects to multiple layers.

Copy layer styles between layers

  1. From the Layers palette, select the layer containing the style you want to copy.
  2. Choose Layer > Layer Style > Copy Layer Style.
  3. Select the destination layer from the palette, and choose Layer > Layer Style > Paste Layer Style.

    The pasted layer style replaces the existing layer style on the destination layer or layers.

Copy layer styles between layers by dragging

 Do one of the following:

  • In the Layers palette, Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) a single layer effect from one layer to another to duplicate the layer effect, or drag the Effects bar from one layer to another to duplicate the layer style.

  • Drag one or more layer effects from the Layers palette to the image to apply the resulting layer style to the highest layer in the Layers palette that contains pixels at the drop point.