Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 v.14.xx - Manual (Page 281)

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Note:
1. Select a layer or group from the Layers panel.
2. Choose a blending mode:
From the Layers panel, choose an option from the Blend Mode pop-up menu.
Choose Layer > Layer Style > Blending Options, and then choose an option from the Blend Mode pop-up menu.
For a video on using blending modes, see www.adobe.com/go/vid0012 .
Descriptions and examples of each mode
Group blend effects
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 Mask layers with clipping masks.)
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.
1. Select the layer that you want to affect.
2. Double-click a layer thumbnail, choose Blending Options from the Layers panel menu, or choose Layer > Layer Style > Blending Options.
To view blending options for a text layer, choose Layer > Layer Style > Blending Options, or choose Blending Options from the Add
A Layer Style button at the bottom of the Layers panel menu.
3. Specify the scope of blending options:
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 Gradient Overlay.
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.
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