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                    Group blend effects
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                <div><div class="section"><p>By
default, layers in a clipping mask are blended with the underlying
layers using the blending mode of the bottommost layer in the group.
However, you can choose to have the blending mode of the bottommost
layer apply only to that layer, allowing you to preserve the original
blending appearance of the clipped layers. (See&#160;<a href="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-7853a.html">Mask layers with clipping masks</a>.)</p>
<p>You can also apply the
blending mode of a layer to layer effects that modify opaque pixels,
such as Inner Glow or Color Overlay, without changing layer effects
that modify only transparent pixels, such as Outer Glow or Drop
Shadow.</p>
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<ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>Select the layer that you want to affect.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Double-click a layer thumbnail, choose Blending Options
from the Layers panel menu, or choose Layer&#160;&gt; Layer
Style&#160;&gt; Blending Options.</span> <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>To view blending options for a text
layer, choose Layer&#160;&gt; Layer Style&#160;&gt; Blending Options,
or choose Blending Options from the Add A Layer&#160;Style button
at the bottom of the Layers panel&#160;menu.</div>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>Specify the scope of blending options:</span><ul><li><p>Select Blend Interior Effects As
Group to apply the blending mode of the layer to layer effects that
modify opaque pixels, such as Inner Glow, Satin, Color Overlay,
and&#160;Gradient Overlay.</p>
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<li><p>Select
Blend Clipped Layers As Group to apply the blending mode of the
base layer to all layers in the clipping mask. Deselecting this
option, which is always selected by default, maintains the original
blending mode and appearance of each layer in the group.</p>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="la_08" src="images/la_08.png" /><div class="figdesc">Advanced blending options</div><br /><dl><dt class="dlterm">A.</dt>
<dd>Farm Logo and Paint Stroke layers, each with its own
blending mode</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">B.</dt>
<dd>Blend Interior Effects
As Group option selected</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">C.</dt>
<dd>Blend
Clipped Layers As Group option selected</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
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<li><p>Select Transparency Shapes Layers to restrict layer
effects and knockouts to opaque areas of the layer. Deselecting
this option, which is always selected by default, applies these
effects throughout the layer.</p>
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<li><p>Select
Layer Mask Hides Effects to restrict layer effects to the area defined
by the layer mask.</p>
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<li><p>Select
Vector Mask Hides Effects to restrict layer effects to the area
defined by the vector mask.</p>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>Click OK.</span></li>
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