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Dawn,
after you apply the shadow it leaves a little flower symbol in the layer that you put the shadow on. If you right click (or double click)--not on the computer that has pse5 LOL that it will bring up a menu where you can do all of those things and even change the what angle the shadow is coming from

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Lisa

You can also scale the shadow layer style, by going to layer/layer style/scale effects.

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I'd forgotten about this LaWanna. Thanks for ther reminder.

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Thanks SO much for the info! Now I can play a little bit more with them.

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Dawn

I've been going back to PSPX to apply my shadows because I couldn't (too lazy to) figure it out in PSE5. So, do you use the shadow in the effects section then make your adjustments, or do you use a shadow brush on a new layer? When I looked under Layer Styles, it wasn't available. Do I need a shadow first then go under Layer Styles? While I'm asking, are there bevels also that I'm missing?

Hmm, yes you should have layers styles for drop shadows and for bevels. I don't have PSE 5, but I can't imagine they aren't supposed to be there. Was it greyed out? Maybe the layer was locked?

To answer the first question, I often do custom shadows where I place the shadow on a new layer and manipulate that. I get more control that way, I have a tut on my site that should work in PSE 5 too.

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Great question and tips! Thanks!

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