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CHAPTER 10
Applying Filters, Effects, and Layer Styles
• Click the Filters, Layer Styles, or Effects tab in
the palette well.
To change categories in the Filters, Layer Styles,
or Effects palettes:
Choose a category from the pop-up menu at the
top of the palette.
To change how filters, layer styles, or effects are
displayed in the palette:
Do one of the following:
• To view the visual effects by their names, click
the List View button at the bottom of the
palette. When you select a name, the left side of
the palette displays thumbnails with and
without the filter or effect.
• To view the visual effects as thumbnails, click
the Thumbnail View button at the bottom of
the palette.
Using filters
Filters let you apply special visual effects to your
images, such as mosaic tile, lighting, and three-
dimensional effects. You can also use some filters
to clean up or retouch your photos.
Filter sets appear in the Filters palette and in the
Filter menu. In addition, some third-party filters
appear at the bottom of the Filter menu. Keep in
mind the following guidelines when choosing a
filter:
• Filters affect the active, visible layer or a selected
area of the layer.
• You can’t use some filters on images in Grayscale
mode, or any filters on images in Bitmap or
Indexed Color mode.
• The last filter you applied will appear at the top
of the Filter menu and can be reapplied with the
same filter settings you last used.
Displaying filter options and
applying filters
Applying filters to an image—especially to a large
image—can be time-consuming. It’s quicker to
view an example of the filter’s effect in the Filters
palette instead. Most filters also let you preview
their effect on your image in the Filter Options
dialog box and the document window. See
“Choosing a filter” on page 172 for more infor-
mation about the effects you can expect from a
filter.
To save time when testing the effect of various
filters, select a small, representative part of your
image.
To set filter options and apply a filter:
1 To apply a filter to an entire layer, deselect any
selected areas, and then select the layer in the
Layers palette.
2 To apply a filter to a portion of a layer, use any
selection tool to select an area.
3 Do one of the following:
• Choose a filter from a submenu in the Filter
menu. If a filter name is followed by ellipses
(…), a Filter Options dialog box appears.
• In the Filters palette, select the filter you want
to apply.
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