Scale Effects

Layer styles can be scaled to fit a particular graphic. For example, you may want to apply one of the Glass Button styles from the Styles palette to a thin shape, such as an arrow. When applying the style, you may find that the bevel depth amount and other effect settings are way too large for the thin shape. To resize all effects at once, select the layer in the Layers palette and choose Layer Style --> Scale Effects from either the Layer menu or the pop-up menu  (Control+click on the Mac, or right-click with a two-button mouse). In the Scale Layer Effects dialog box that appears, enter a scale percentage in the numeric field or use the slider. Enable the Preview option to determine the appropriate size for the applied effects. After the effects are scaled to fit, click OK to apply the transformation. Shown here is a Glass Button layer style being scaled.