Affinity Photo allows you to create a variety of layer effects. Some of them will be common shadows, bevels, or other settings. By default, as soon as you want to apply a Layer Effect, you have to start from scratch as none of the settings are remembered from your last use. To save you time, you can create Layer Styles that will remember all those settings.
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Using Layer Styles in PaintShop Pro
PaintShop Pro offers one feature that is not often used. Did you ever use the Layer Styles? This feature was added with version X2. It allows you to apply various effects in a non-destructive way.