How To Use A Layered Template

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If you are using Photoshop, not Elements (it might work in Elements, but I don't know), you can create a smart object out of your photos and boxes they are clipped to. This allows you to modify them all at once, like add a stroke or drop shadow to all of them at the same time, resize them, etc. And, as a smart object, you can always go back and edit at anytime.

To do this make a group of your layers (put them all into a folder), right click on the folder and choose smart object. The folder will change into a layer with a smart object icon on it.

To go back and make changes to the individual layers, just click on the smart object layer thumbnail, the whole thing will open up in it's own document and you edit, save and it's all updated.

If this doesn't make sense, let me know and I'll do a tutorial and post it on my blog for everyone.